Mututho dismisses NACADA's alcohol proposals as ill-advised, unrealistic

John Mututho during a past press briefing. The former NACADA boss described the National Policy for the Prevention, Management, and Control of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Abuse 2025 as poorly thought out, unrealistic, and lacking serious understanding of the country's deep-rooted addiction crisis. (Photo: File, Standard) 

Former NACADA boss John Mututho, the man behind Kenya’s famous Alcoholic Drinks Control Act of 2010, widely known as the Mututho Law, has launched a scathing attack on the Authority’s latest draft alcohol and drug control policy.

Mututho described the National Policy for the Prevention, Management, and Control of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Abuse 2025 as poorly thought out, unrealistic, and lacking serious understanding of the country's deep-rooted addiction crisis.