State must show will to beat drug lords

The peril and devastation of drug trafficking and use in Kenya is today legendary and catastrophic in equal proportions. The saddest chapter in the quandary we find ourselves in - which is international in dimension, and the way it pans out its killer courier and consumption network, lies in the fact we seemingly are getting deeper into the murk.

Before we dismiss the problem facing us as mere perception and gross exaggeration, we must remind ourselves that we hold the shameful distinction of being the country where in 2004, the largest haul ever of cocaine was found. Weighing 1.5 metric tonnes and worth Sh6.4 billion, the cocaine indicated to be from Venezuela arrived disguised as bananas in refrigerated containers.