From CEPGL to Recovery | Rwanda News

Rwanda News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 2, 2026 · 2m

Once a flashy local legend known as CEPGL for dropping cash on drinks like a Great Lakes elite, Agustin Habimana spiraled into addiction, theft, and despair—stealing food, begging for booze, and nearly losing his life. Arrested at 17 for marijuana, he dropped out of school, buried himself in alcohol, and forgot who he was. But he clawed back: found faith, quit drugs, married, had kids, rebuilt his life. Then came the new “healthy” alcohol, false promises that lured him back into ruin—costing him his wife, his children’s future, and his own health. At 39kg, stomach ruptures, liver failure…