The Kenyan Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide crackdown on pharmacies illegally selling prescription-only medicines, especially the "blue pill" (sildenafil), without authorization. This initiative follows concerns over the drug's misuse and its associated serious health risks.

• The Ministry of Health, through Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni, announced the crackdown, stating that facilities caught flouting regulations risk losing their operating licenses.
• The Principal Secretary Muthoni explicitly mentioned the "Pharmacy and poisons board" is leading the action, with officers already "on the ground."
• A new monitoring system requires wholesalers to document and report all prescription medicine sales to retail pharmacies, enabling authorities to trace sources of illegally sold drugs.