The Kenyan government is set to implement a nationwide wastewater surveillance system to monitor drug and alcohol abuse trends across all 47 counties.

• The system will institutionalize wastewater-based epidemiology as a national drug surveillance and early warning system.
• Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the plans during the launch of a NACADA report in Nairobi on May 14.
• This technology-driven approach aims to detect emerging threats within weeks, with a focus on universities and colleges.