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Western and Coast regions lead in alcohol use- NACADA report

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Interior PS Raymond Omollo (centre) with NACADA Board Chair Dr. Stephen Mairori, NACADA CEO Victor Okioma (left), and other leaders during the launch of the National Survey Report on the Status of Drugs and Substance use in Kenya. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Western Region recorded the highest prevalence of alcohol use at 24 per cent in 2022, with at least 767,789 users accounting for the number.

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