County governments will be required to establish treatment and rehabilitation centres as the war against alcohol and drug abuse in the country gains momentum.
This is part of the resolutions arrived at during the Nyeri meeting held last week by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on the illicit brew.
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) in a statement said it was further agreed that a database for alcohol and drug offences be created and maintained.
Repeat offenders will be part of prosecution evidence to lobby for stiffer sentences in courts to deter other would-be offenders.
The counties will similarly identify persons with substance use disorders to be rehabilitated besides implementing evidence-based interventions in treatment and rehabilitation targeting approximately 500,000 persons with substance use disorder, Nacada board chair Stephen Mairori said.
It was also agreed that a multi-agency team will undertake regular intelligence-driven elimination of illicit brew and counterfeit alcohol products and controlled recycling of alcohol-branded bottles.
Measures to control importation distribution and use of ethanol will also be established, Mairori said.
Community participation approach will also be put in place as agreed by the stakeholders.
“This will involve enhancing community participation in the control of alcohol and drugs including licencing, and leveraging on technology such as mulika pombe anonymous reporting monitoring and accountability system,” he said.
Similarly, enforcement and compliance will be enhanced to suppress the supply of alcohol, drugs and substances.
This will be through monitoring of entry points and transit roués while also conducting surveillance and destruction of cannabis sativa cultivation in the region.
The Alcoholic Drinks Control Act 2010 and the resultant regulations will be amended to include providing a formula for determining the maximum number of alcoholic outlets to be licenced in a given area based on population density.
