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Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called out Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over alleged double standards in fighting substance abuse.
Speaking in Garissa on Sunday, June 2, Duale said Rigathi was fighting substance abuse in Central and Rift Valley through a leaders conference.
According to him, the fight should be done across all counties, just as it has been sharply campaigned for in the two areas.
"The war against drug abuse, the Deputy president did a leaders conference in central and Rift Valley fighting drug abuse; the meeting included religious leaders. The government said it would fight substance abuse. Fighting substance abuse must be done across all regions," Duale said.
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Duale, in joining the contentious topic on Muguka, said a section of Kenyans believe Muguka is a substance of abuse and has destroyed youths in the country.
He urged that the fight should not be selective and Muguka should be fought like alcohol and other substances are being fought.
"There are many Kenyans who believe Muguka is a substance abused, and it has destroyed many young people. We cannot be selective; if we fight alcohol, we must fight Muguka; Kenya is one. We must fight Muguka," he added.
Duale said he would convene a leaders conference in North Eastern with Rigathi to show the dangers of Muguka as he reinforced a general fight against the menace.
Days after Mombasa governor Abdullswamad Nassir imposed a ban on the sale and distribution of Muguka in the county, Taita Taveta and Kilifi followed suit and banned entry of Muguka into their territories.
However, their ban was short-lived. After President William Ruto met with the governors from the counties that produce Muguka, he overruled the ban as null and void.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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