Police uproot bhang intercropped with maize in Siaya
Nyanza
By
Isaiah Gwengi
| May 25, 2023
Police in Siaya on Thursday uprooted bhang on a farm in Alego-Usonga sub-county.
The police, who were acting on a tip-off from a member of the public, raided the farm where they found the outlawed crop intercropped with maize.
Area sub-county deputy county commissioner Mr Robert Ngetich said police officers arrived at the scene and uprooted the crop.
"A concerned citizen tipped us off," the administrator said adding they did not manage to arrest the owner of the farm.
"We must be very vigilant because some people are now planting the outlawed crop inside their farms," he said.
READ MORE
What we know about the South C building collapse
NTSA flags drunk driving, faulty speed limiters as 25 killed in road crashes
Ending digital violence not a 'women's only issue'
Ngugi wa Thiong'o and the African literary revolution
Why government should play greater role in fight against GBV
There's no shame for an abused man to seek justice and healing
My experience at SA's G20 Women's shutdown
Let's stop domestic conflicts turning into child murder
Thunder revolution: How city club is shaping the future of Kenyan basketball
Women's rights activists call for release of GBV taskforce report
He thanked residents for always giving security officers timely intelligence which has helped them in addressing crime in the region.
"If this matter was not reported to us promptly, the bhang would have ended up in the market and sold to our youth," he said, adding that they are yet to establish the value of the uprooted crop.