Pastor T Mwangi: I saw weed and heroin in primary school
Vocal preacher Anthony Kahura Mwangi, popularly known as Pastor T, has opened up about his early encounters with drugs, revealing that he first came across substances such as weed and heroin while still in primary school.
Speaking about his childhood experiences in a candid conversation with Lady Bishop Kathy Kiuna, the preacher said he first saw the illegal drugs while in Class Seven due to the leadership responsibilities he held at school.
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“As early as class seven, because of managing the whole school and knowing everybody, I saw weed in school, and I saw heroin in school that is primary,” Pastor T revealed.
According to Pastor T, one of the pupils at the school, who had moved from Nairobi, was already struggling with drug addiction at a young age.
“There was a young boy from Nairobi who used to come with drugs, and he was hooked to heroin,” he recalled.
Despite being exposed to drugs at an early age, the vocal preacher said drug awareness programmes conducted in school helped him understand the dangers associated with substance abuse.
“For us, because of the education, we used to have drug awareness; sometimes we were shown photos and all that. I knew weed was bad; that concept of if you smoke weed, it stays in your system for seven years,” he added.
Smoking under pressure
Pastor T also recounted a moment when he found himself under pressure from his peers to smoke illegal drugs.
“I remember one day we were in the field, and someone lit it, and we had to smoke all of us, because I was there; I could not run away, because you would look like a snitch,” Pastor T said.
However, he maintained that he never embraced the habit, saying his knowledge of the harmful effects of drugs discouraged him from experimenting further.
“The only thing is, I puffed, and then I puffed it out, and I was like, ‘This is not the group,’ because I knew what cocaine and heroin would do,” he stated.
His remarks highlight the growing concern over exposure to drugs among young people and the importance of drug awareness education in schools.
