President William Ruto has announced that the Kenyan government will establish rehabilitation centres in all 47 counties as part of a renewed national campaign against drug and substance abuse. This initiative follows a multi-agency meeting at State House on January 7, where Ruto outlined plans to integrate prevention, enforcement, treatment, and recovery efforts.

• The government will collaborate with county governments and NACADA, alongside strengthening existing rehabilitation services in national referral hospitals.
• Patients admitted to these centres will be covered under the Social Health Authority, enhancing access to treatment and recovery.
• New measures include deploying multi-agency border teams at five key entry points and assigning more officers, with specialised training, to the Anti-Narcotics Unit.

In two separate operations, the Nairobi Police arrested four suspects and confiscated significant quantities of suspected cannabis sativa in South B and Kahawa West. These seizures demonstrate the police's commitment to combating drug trafficking and highlight the importance of public cooperation.

• Six kilograms of suspected cannabis and twenty-nine rolls were recovered in South B.
• Officers from Kahawa West Police Station arrested a suspect with 150 rolls and three cookies believed to contain cannabis.
• The National Police Service emphasized their ongoing commitment to safeguarding communities from narcotics.

President William Ruto chaired a multi-agency meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, January 7, to intensify the government’s efforts against alcohol and drug abuse. The meeting focused on accelerating legal, institutional, and operational measures, emphasizing prevention, enforcement, and rehabilitation, in line with priorities set in the President’s New Year Address.

• A legal framework to strengthen coordination and enforcement across government agencies is to be finalized within 10 days.
• Key attendees included Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja, and officials from NACADA, KEBS, and DCI.
• President Ruto directed the establishment of rehabilitation centres in all 47 counties, with NACADA coordinating, and national referral hospitals will also set up facilities.