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Drug addiction in school children worrying, let’s reverse ugly trend

The future of every nation falls or rises on the vitality or vulnerability of its youth and Kenya is no exception. This is why the high levels of drug addiction and trafficking among youth, as revealed by a new education sector report, should worry us all.

According to a 2018 drugs and substance abuse report by the Kenyan Institute for Public Research and Analysis, which covered pupils in classes five through eight, children as young as four are already consuming hard drugs.   

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