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Nacada: No law requires schools to test students for drug use

Students of Maranda High School in Siaya County were ordered to take drug tests before resuming for Term Three. [File, Standard]

Nacada has said there is no law that allows mandatory drug testing for learners.

In a statement, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse chief executive officer Victor Okioma urged school heads to explore alternative ways to curb indiscipline.

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