A secret ballot box where you ‘snitch’ on a drug dealer in Murang’a.
At Koimbi Grounds, residents lined up in front of a secret ballot box where you take a pen and paper, write the name of the drug dealer and drop it in the ballot box.
According to Murang’a county police commander, this will ease the exercise of fishing out the dealers of illicit brew and other drugs in the area.
He stated,”The good thing is that you have given me all the information needed. I have taken all the names provided. You have participated in this exercise voluntarily. As a security agency, it is our responsibility to investigate the accused (drug selling) to the end.”
Through this secret ballot, locals forwarded names of the the culprits without fear of intimidation or the criminals coming after them.
One of the event organisers highlighted that this names would not be taken lightly, they will follow to the latter.
Kamau stated,”Any of these names that have been put, I will follow it up to the last minute.”
The end of substance use was started recently after The deputy president stated that alcohol and other drugs are making the nation go in a retrospective manner.
He notably stated that the government was willing to aid anyone who is on the recovery journey from substance abuse, by giving them a free health insurance and setting up rehabilitation centres in every county.
On the same issue, was Interior CS Kithure Kindiki who stated thay poly substance abuse is among the top threats in the country.
He stated,”Among the three national security threats; it’s number one terrorism … the second threat is the threat of cattle rustling that affects approximately nine counties … the third threat is the trade, use, and abuse of illicit alcohol as well as psychotropic substances and drugs.”
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