Ministry to Roll Out Technology to Monitor Drug Use in All Counties
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has taken a hardline stance against illicit drugs, including narcotics and amphetamine-type substances, labeling them a threat to national security...
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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.
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