NACADA raises alarm over alcohol misuse as students return to school
The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has raised an alarm over drug and substance abuse as schools reopen for the third term. NACADA said their concern has been raised by a recent viral video showing students being dangerously ferried in a public service vehicle. The authority added that they […]
Pastor Dorcas Rigathi speaks of increasing substance use in North Eastern
Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has weighed in on the increasing drug abuse in the country stating that the matter is ‘worse than you think.’ Dorcas was speaking during a parents’ meeting at Thika High School when she noted that there was a group of drug traffickers intending to destroy the youth in the country. “In the […]
Central region leads in alcoholism, drug abuse in Civil Service
An internal survey conducted by the National Registration Bureau (NRB) to analyze the levels of alcoholism and drug abuse shows that the central region has the highest alcoholism rates in the civil service. The findings show that 12 out of the 40 people identified during the survey were from the central region, while the remaining […]
Govt. officials fear students could sneak alcohol into schools disguised as hand sanitisers
Many schools in Africa reopen this week, including in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria after months out because of Covid-19 pandemic.
Shock as head of decapitated elderly man found in water tank, body in garbage pit
Man, 42, being sought by police as a suspect over the killing of his father, 66, who was decapitated in Bahati on Sunday morning.
15 girls and 17 boys arrested in drug-filled party, used condoms found
Landlord, 50-year-old Patrick Ayieko, arrested by police for allowing youngsters to rent his house for immoral activities.
Police officers stoned by weed-smoking KCSE candidates
Twenty-eight Kenyoro Mixed Boarding Secondary School candidates suspended over unruly behaviour after chaos erupt over bhang incident.