Drug barons target Nyeri students with flashy lifestyles

Drugs displayed to the public at the ACK Kutus Church to familiarise security agents on the kind of drugs being abused by youths. [Photo, Standard] 

Drug barons in Nyeri are using college and university students to peddle drugs in the institutions, Nyeri County Commissioner Ronald Mwiwawi has revealed.

The administrator said that unscrupulous businessmen are targeting students from humble backgrounds, devising new tactics of enticing them with flashy gifts such as high-end cars and lavish lifestyles to lure them into the illicit trade.