Speaking during the launch of a Treatment and Rehab Centre at the Koiwa Hospital in Bomet County, NACADA chair Stephen Mairori said there are over one million drug addicts in Rift Valley and more than 400,000 of the addicts need rehabilitation services. https://bit.ly/47xtufd
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00:00 In Rift Valley alone, your excellency, about 1 million people use alcohol and other forms
00:08 of drugs, over 1 million.
00:11 And actually those who need rehabilitation are about 400,000.
00:17 That's a very large number.
00:19 So what this place can only take is a very small portion of that, but we are very grateful,
00:27 Governor, you have all these other beds that can be used.
00:31 And I know while you are attending to your county, this could also be a resource to the
00:36 neighboring counties that they can use this facility.
00:40 Our efforts to combat drugs and substance abuse have been, have borne fruits as they
00:46 are exposed on my screening initiative conducted across the various regions in Konoin.
00:58 We identified 37 young men ready for rehabilitation in Sotik.
01:05 There were 56 who have agreed.
01:08 We have Chepalungu, 72; Bomet East, 41; Bomet Central, 41.
01:17 These numbers, these numbers, those who they speak of the volume of the people or the density
01:27 of the problem we are having.
01:29 I understand 22% prevalence of abuse of drugs.
01:39 That is very bad.
01:42 And if we don't do something, this very county, my dear Governor, we will have a big problem.
01:50 But I believe that now with this facility here and other efforts we are making in community
01:57 rehabilitation, things are going to change.
02:00 [ Silence ]