The war on drugs is going to be sustained and those behind the business punished, President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared.
While making his 4th State of the Nation address on Wednesday, he revealed that the country was cooperating with other international law agencies to dismantle the cartels.
“Our war on illegal drugs is steadily being won. The streamlining of activities at our ports of entry, especially the Port of Mombasa, have resulted in rising successes against drug trafficking cartels,” he said.
“We are actively cooperating with several foreign law enforcement agencies to identify and bring to book the individuals involved in the international narcotics trade.”
His word to the addicts of illegal drugs: “My government will facilitate access to rehabilitation” while his message to distraught mothers “who have pleaded with me during my recent visits to the Coast that my administration will catch up with the drug lords who are poisoning our children.”
“I want to assure the families of the thousands of young men and women across the country, who are victims of the drug trade, that my government will facilitate access to rehabilitation.”