Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has planned a stakeholder conference to strategize on how to end drugs and substance abuse in the Coast region.
The meeting, Gachagua said, will bring together political leaders, security agencies, county governments, and religious organizations from the region.
"We have a problem with drugs at the Coast. I am coming to the Coast before Christmas for a stakeholders' conference. We will come up with strategies together on ending the menace," Gachagua said.
The meeting follows similar conferences held in Rift Valley and Central regions.
It resulted in a declaration of war on illicit brew, drugs and substance.
Speaking in Kilifi, Gachagua said ridding the region of drugs will improve the economic prospects of the people.
"We invite religious people to walk with us. Our children are being destroyed by unscrupulous people. We cannot allow that to continue," he stated.
Gachagua who is spearheading the campaign against the vice has called for concerted efforts as he warned local administrators and security teams against any attempts to sabotage it.
A month ago, he went on record saying the government plans to send home about 100 chiefs across the country by Christmas for sleeping on the job.
He stated that he would not let anyone ease up on the war especially now that the crackdown is bearing fruits.
"I don't want to fire chiefs but by this Christmas, if the brew is still there I have to sack 10 to 15 chiefs. It will be very painful for me. I love the chiefs but I love the young people more," he said.
He stated that the chiefs who will be sent home will serve as a lesson to others across the country who have also slept on their duties.
