Kenya boosts war on drugs through strategic partnership with US DEA

Inspector General of Police, Mr. Douglas Kanja, leads the National Police Service in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US DEA), represented by the Special Agent in Charge of Africa and the Middle East, Mr. Jason Schumacher. [Courtesy/DCI/X]

The National Police Service (NPS) of Kenya has signed a powerful Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US DEA) in a step toward eradicating drug-related crimes.

The agreement, inked today by Inspector General of Police, Mr. Douglas Kanja, and the DEA's Special Agent in Charge for Africa and the Middle East, Mr. Jason Schumacher, promises to revolutionise Kenya's fight against narcotics and safeguard future generations from the devastating grip of drug abuse.