Mombasa named a hotspot for drug abuse, NACADA reveals

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Interior PS Raymond Omollo and Mombasa governor Abdulswamad Nassir. [MINA]

Mombasa County has emerged as the country's leading hotspot for drug and substance abuse, with new data revealing that more than one in every three residents is using at least one drug or substance of abuse.

The latest survey by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) paints a worrying picture of a country grappling with a growing drug crisis, particularly among young people.

According to the report, an estimated 4.7 million Kenyans aged between 15 and 65 years, about one in every six people, are currently using at least one drug or substance of abuse.