The Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs (ESACD) has held its Fourth High-Level Consultation Meeting and launched a crucial report, aiming to tackle the growing problem of illegal drug trade and use across East and Southern Africa with new, more effective strategies.
The meeting highlighted a worrying increase in drug trafficking and use across the region, particularly in Kenya.
Presiding over the event, Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Interior and National Administration, Kipchumba Murkomen, stated that the drug problem is deeply linked with other serious crimes like human trafficking, funding for terrorism, corruption, and the spread of illegal weapons.
Murkomen emphasized that no single nation can fight this problem alone, making regional cooperation vital. "Online platforms are increasingly used for drug sales, and synthetic drugs are now being made secretly within the region," revealed the CS.
