Man Dies After Drinking Kachasu on an Empty Stomach in Ntchisi
Published on February 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM by Edgar Naitha
A 28-year-old man, Yosefe Phaso of Chitedze Village, has died after reportedly spending the entire day drinking local beer (kachasu) on an empty stomach in Ntchisi.
Ntchisi Police Publicist Salomy Zgambo said Phaso left home on the morning of February 24 and was found unconscious the following day in a maize field at Village Tchale under Sub-Traditional Authority (Sub-T/A) Masanya.
She said police and medical personnel who attended the scene confirmed that a postmortem established the cause of death as hypoglycemia linked to alcohol consumption on an empty stomach. No foul play is suspected.
Police have since urged members of the public to avoid drinking alcohol on an empty stomach.
