Kisii level hospital [Photo/Stephen Mwaniki.]

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A student of Kisii university has gone mad after heavy use of drugs and alcohol.

 Onesimus Kamau, a third-year student at Kisii University, is known for started abusing drugs the very first day he joined campus in 2015.

It all started when he was seen running within the university's hostels on Saturday evening calling everyone by names and screaming. 

He would be seen talking to self loudly, this captured his friends' attention who tried to cool him down by giving him milk but all was in vain.

"We thought he was still high in weed and so we gave him milk to reduce the level but it did not work. Only if we knew...he was officially mad," said James Karanja, one of his best friends.

Kamau was taken to Kisii teaching and referral hospital for medical treatment.

"His heavy use of drugs has damaged his brain. He needs rehabilitation or else he will be worse," said Gladys Sang, a clinical officer in the hospital said.

Use of drugs has been rampant in Kisii especially among the youth. 

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