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Sheikh Abu Qatada, the Chairperson of the Pwani People’s Religious Leaders Forum, pledged the clergy’s support, saying that mosques, churches, and tem...
Experts warned that unless comprehensive measures are taken, Mombasa risks leaving a generation behind.
Murkomen said the threat of gangs in the area is not limited to towns but extends deep into villages.
The Harm Reduction Bill, 2025, aims to create a legal structure that ensures these services are accessible in public health facilities, to reduce over...
Over 300 million people worldwide live with hepatitis, causing 1.5 million deaths annually, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, with Kenya accounti...
Botswana's economy is currently under pressure from falling global diamond prices, a major source of national income, alongside reductions in US aid.
The Somali Federal Government has in recent years intensified its campaign against narcotics trafficking, warning that the spread of illegal drugs is...
Cherab MCA Halima Abgudo pointed out that key services such as the mortuary, dialysis units, and ambulances are poorly managed, while immunisation and...
To launch the programme, Islamic Relief Kenya donated Sh2 million, giving each youth group a Sh400,000 grant to set up garbage collection points and s...
Football is becoming a tool of empowerment, giving girls in Kwale County not only the chance to play but also to lead, learn and dream beyond societal...
The revelations come amidst revelations by Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen that at least 10 Kenyans have died in police custody (pre-trial detention) i...
Sensitisation forums on the impact of alcohol and drug abuse (ADA) will be initiated at workplaces and in the informal sector, targeting boda boda rid...
Murkomen said the comprehensive report from all counties will guide future policies, but the tours have already led to positive changes.
The arrests are part of a broader security offensive across the coastal strip aimed at curbing violent crime, gang activity, and drug-related offences...
The arms involved included machine guns, rocket launchers, grenades, night vision equipment, sniper rifles, anti-personnel mines and anti-aircraft wea...
In Musyoka’s neighbourhood, drugs aren’t hidden behind closed doors—they are openly distributed. Dealers are embedded in the community, often extendin...
Several times each week, regular police officers—working independently or alongside officials from NACADA or the Anti-Narcotics Unit—make arrests invo...
Inside the compound, investigators discovered an assortment of laboratory equipment and various chemicals believed to be used in the processing and ma...
The churches say the move reflects a genuine effort to tackle the country’s deepening addiction crisis through a multi-sectoral response.
Demand for drugs, including weight-loss injections, is sending people to dangerous places to get their medicine. But spotting dodgy marketplaces is no...
According to the report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, criminal networks rely on well-connected brokers—often state o...
The ruling, delivered on Thursday, follows legal reforms in Vietnam that removed automatic death penalties for certain crimes, including drug traffick...
The report shows that in some facilities, there are no electronic systems to track medical supplies, while others rely entirely on manual records that...
The proposals, which have stirred public debate, include raising the minimum legal age for handling, purchasing, consuming and selling alcohol from 18...
NACADA warns that without immediate action, the public health and socioeconomic consequences of substance abuse will continue to escalate, affecting i...
CS Murkomen said the new strategy is aimed at making the illegal alcohol and drug trade more difficult to sustain, while also creating a pool of funds...
Going forward, the sale of alcohol and cigarettes at events where children are present, including sports and entertainment events, art and music compe...
The policy reinforces their role in public awareness campaigns, community-based prevention initiatives and identification of at-risk individuals and a...
UN statistics show that from 2020 to 2023, there were more than 200,000 detected victims globally, which is just the tip of the iceberg.
A recent review revealed that nearly 38 per cent of common antibiotics like amoxicillin and co-trimoxazole tested in Kenya failed quality checks, posi...
