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I want to start with a strange thought: our sewers are talking. And for the first time in Kenya, we decided to listen.
At NACADA, we have always relied on what users tell us, or hide from us. But this time, we let science do the talking. We just completed Kenya’s first nationwide wastewater analysis, covering 8 regions, 12 hotspot counties, and analysing 152 samples. And honestly? The truth is uncomfortable.
Let me cut to the chase. The numbers don’t lie. Cannabis, heroin, and cocaine remain Kenya’s top three most used illicit drugs. That is not surprising. What kept me up at night was what else we found floating beneath our feet.
We detected New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), specifically alpha-ethyltryptamine, benzofurans, and synthetic cathinones.
