Actress Jackie Vike, alias Awinja has opened up on the impact heavy drinking had on herate brother that saw her detained by police officers a number of time.

Speaking recently, the actress said her brother wa a involved with a lot of things to the point where her mother gave up on him.

"My brother was drinking heavily and he was in and out of work. He got involved in a toxic relationship and they got a baby. My mother used to talk to him till she decided to leave him to God," she said.

Awinja recalled an incident where her brother was arrested and detained for so long after being framed by the bar owner.

"One day my brother went drinking, as usual, they got drunk till they slept at the bar. Something happened and the culprits were able to run away

"My brother and some other people who were so drunk and couldn't run were arrested. So when they got arrested the bar owner said my brother was among the people who had been involved in an incident that had occurred earlier

"He was taken to the industrial area and he stayed there for so long. I got so stressed because he is my younger brother. I felt I had reached my end," she disclosed.

After some time, Awinja said her departed brother starting hanging out with boy in the neighbourhood who were suspected robbers.

"My brother had friends within the neighbourhood who were robbers, my mum had even warned him against hanging out with them

"But he assured my mum that they were just friends and that he did not participate in robbing people as they did. So when all this was happening we stuck to his words and believed him," said Awinja.

A few months later, her brother moved out and rented his own house but he did not let her (Awinja) know where he was living.

"On 31st 2010, I called him and asked him to come so we could mark the new year. He said he would not come but he came on the 1st," said Awinja.

She added;

"He told my mum that he had now rented his own house. Every time I wanted to go see the place he was very dodgy. Maybe he did not want me to visit unannounced."

Unfortunately, her brother was later shot dead alongside her friends after being cornered by police officers.

"One day I was on a bus going to Kenyatta to visit a mum's friend when I received a call from a friend. Then a neighbour called then hang up. While at KNH, the first boy called me again and he told me that my brother had been killed.

"According to him, they (my brother) had gone to eat lunch when they came face to face with some officers who shot all the five guys. I could not believe it so I called another friend to confirm the news

"I met a friend who took me to City Mortuary. All along I thought it was a mistake. I was shown my brother and there he was, he had been shot in the mouth with the bullet exiting on the neck," she recalled.