Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to convene a leaders’ conference to come up with radical measures to eliminate illicit brews and drugs in the central region.
Speaking during a service at PCEA Centre Church in Ngorano, Mathira Constituency, in Nyeri County, Gachagua said a meeting will be held in Nyeri on Friday, April 14, at the County Commissioner’s office to come up with solutions for the alcoholism menace in Central region.
The Deputy President mentioned that the political leaders would be joined by security teams from the region, officials from the Ministries of Health and Trade, the Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya Bureau of Standards, and the National Authority for Campaign against Drugs (NACADA).
“The conference will come up with radical proposals on how to deal with the alcohol menace and abuse of drugs in this region. It will have far-reaching implications. The President is concerned and he has asked me to convene the conference.
“We cannot, as the leadership, sit back and watch as an entire generation is being wiped out. We have come to the conclusion that this region was targeted for destruction because of its population, its success in business through the introduction of illicit brews and drugs,” Mr Gachagua asserted.
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The Deputy President said relevant leaders from the region who will miss the conference will have to be answerable to the people.
“It will be unforgivable if we just sit back and watch as an entire generation is being wiped out. Friday will be a defining day for the future of this region,” he stated.
The Deputy President is of the view that the illicit brew dealers targetted young people between 12 and 30 with the intention of bringing down a whole community.
“If we don’t intervene on Friday, in 10 years, the generation will be wiped out. I will take the bull by the horns. I am fearless in such matters. We cannot let 10 people become filthy rich at the expense of our young people,” Gachagua affirmed.
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