Utafiti: Mombasa yaongoza katika matumizi ya muguka

Utafiti mpya umeonyesha kuwa Mombasa inaongoza katika matumizi ya muguka licha ya marufuku iliyotolewa na serikali ya kaunti miaka miwili iliyopita.

Utafiti huo ulitolewa wakati wa Siku ya Kimataifa ya Kupambana na Matumizi na Biashara Haramu ya Dawa za Kulevya. Dkt Anthony Omerikwa na Dkt Raymond Omollo, Katibu katika Wizara ya Usalama wa Ndani, walishiriki katika hafla hiyo pamoja na Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa NACADA.

Serikali ya Kaunti ya Mombasa ilipiga marufuku uuzaji na matumizi ya muguka miaka miwili iliyopita. Utafiti mpya unaonyesha kuwa eneo hilo bado lina viwango vya juu zaidi vya matumizi ya dawa hiyo.

Taarifa hizo zilitolewa na Taifa Leo kuhusiana na matokeo ya utafiti huo.

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Residents of Kilifi County continue to live in fear as criminal groups threaten safety, businesses and tourism. Leaders have held a security meeting to strengthen operations against the gangs.

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A 35-year-old Nigerian national has been charged in a Mombasa court with trafficking heroin worth nearly Ksh 10 million. The offence allegedly occurred on April 15, 2026, in the Kadzandani area of Kisauni Sub-County, Mombasa County, involving 3,265 grams of the drug valued at Ksh 9,795,000. He also faces charges for being in Kenya without valid documents.

Kenyan police are working with rescue teams to track and stop organized gangs stealing motorcycles near the Uganda border.

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South Sumatra Police's Narcotics Directorate and regional units uncovered 116 drug reports, arresting 163 suspects over the past week. Officers seized over 7 kg of methamphetamine, marijuana, ecstasy, and etomidate. Operations targeted Palembang and border areas.

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