Uasin Gishu County Deputy Governor Daniel Chemno has called on various health facilities within the county to help rehabilitate alcohol addicts.
Speaking at the Moi Teaching and referral Hospital (MTRH) where he attended a celebration to mark the world mental illness day, Chemno reiterated that the county government has done its part in ensuring that illicit liquor is not sold to the members of the public.
“We have taken action on the consumption of alcohol and abuse of other substances as a county. I can confirm that we have reduced the consumption of alcohol by 90%. We now need medics to assist us in the rehabilitation of former addicts because we do not have the capacity at the moment,” he said.
He also admitted to the fact that mental illness victims have always been misrepresented in the society calling on the members of the public to embrace such people as part of them to avoid stigmatisation.
“Those with mental illnesses are people who have been for a long time misrepresented by our societies, something that is historical. We need to tell the society to appreciate people with mental illness and show them love so as to aid in their healing,” he added.