How High are the Kenyan schools ?

The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) headed the Chairman John Mututho, have released a report on Sunday the 10/12/2014 on alcohol abuse in the Kenyan High schools, the number of high school students on drug abuse list in Kenya is at 50.3% as given by the respondent students across the Nation. Alcohol abuse by the students was at 73%  which was followed by Miraa at 63% . Cigarette abuse was at 53%. Use of bhang popularly known as 'weed' remains popular amongst the students.

This begs as to who is to be blamed for the high rates and early exposure to  drugs amongst the high school students. The students are reported to be abusing the drugs at their homes during weekends and holidays while some get to access the drugs in their various schools of learning. Since some Kenya students stay up in boarding schools the question that lingers is how do they get the drugs. It is reported that the students get access through school workers who disguise the drugs in foods such as bread and sugar while some get the from the relatives who pays them visits once in a while on visiting and innings or outings.

The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol have reported that they will be introducing breathalyzers popular known as alcohol to all schools across the country and those found to have abused drugs at above 50% levels will be expelled out of school. This comes as some schools already have introduced ways of checking alcohol levels amongst the students

This is said to be a Major contributor to Moral decay in the society. Most of the drug abusers are reported to getting in risky behaviors such as Prostitution and Club stripping to be able to afford and sustain their. The latest cases being reported in Kisumu in club signature. Most o f the students end up contracting HIV and/or getting pregnant at early ages with some ending up in marriages.

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