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Drug related crimes rise 44 per cent - Economic Survey

Treasury Cs Henry Rotich (right), Principal secretary Department of Planning Julius Muiya (centre), and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Director General Zachary Mwangi during the launch of 2019-2022 Economic Survey at KICC. [Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

Crimes involving narcotics and other banned pharmaceuticals increased by 44 per cent last year, pointing to a worrying trend.

Also on a sharp rise are sexual offences and crimes, which went up by 25 per cent.

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