By Badylon Kawanda Bakiman More people in Kikwit, an economic town, Kwilu province, in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), often take the drink “Lotoko”, a powerful traditional alcohol, under the pretext of curing certain diseases. But this, according to doctors, is a real poison that harms human health. Jean Mulaka, 42, is a consumer of ‘lokoto’, this powerful traditional alcohol. Very thin and suffering from rheumatism, hypertension and cirrhosis of the liver, he intends to cure his many ailments by taking this drink. “I often take…
DR Congo: The drink ”Lotoko”, false remedy, but real poison
