Murkomen is right; police alone can't end Vihiga's marijuana nightmare

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen during International Identification Day celebration and Jukwaa la Usalama Forum in Homa Town, on September 16, 2025. [James Omoro, Standard]

The recent visit to Vihiga County by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has sparked conversations that many in the region have for years chosen to avoid. During his stop in Luanda town, he made a blunt but honest remark: Marijuana use has become so deeply entrenched in the community that policing alone cannot eradicate it. His words unsettled some, but they rang true. The drug menace in Luanda is no longer confined to whispers; it has grown into a crisis that now defines public life and demands urgent, collective action.