Kiambu County anti-drugs campaigner Gladys Chania has warned students who completed their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams against being lured into drug abuse.
Speaking to journalists at Kiambu Town on Wednesday, Chania urged school leavers to stay off drugs.
She observed that school leavers are likely to be tempted to experiment with drugs since they will have a lot of free time.
The anti-drugs campaigner asked school leavers to use their free time wisely.
“Students completing their national examination that is KCSE and KCPE must stay off people who are likely to lure them to drug abuse and other social evils,” said Chania.
The anti-drug campaigner who is also the Kiambu National Party Alliance (TNA) coordinator said that cases of drug abuse among youths are still on the rise.
She noted that despite the measures being taken by the government and other stakeholders to tame drug abuse and alcoholism, a large per cent of youth’s still abuse drugs.
Chania called for more mechanisms in bid to curb the vice that she said has consumed many lives. She appealed to parents to take the responsibility of mentoring their children the right way.
The anti-drug crusader said that the future of the society is doomed if young people are not mentored properly.