The Spouse to the Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has intensified her campaign against alcohol and drugs in schools.
Speaking at the Kangaru High School in Embu town, Pastor Dorcas said she believes learning institutions are a strategic location to advocate against drugs before teens are recruited into destructive behaviours.
She met with more than 1,600 students, including form one students who had been freshly admitted to the school.
The meeting began with a talk by a Nacada official about the dangers of alcohol, drugs and substances.
They highlighted the dangers of drug abuse in the short and long term.
Other leaders joined her in the initiative of reaching out to the boy child in schools.
Deputy Governor Justus Mugo warned the students that recruitment into drugs was intense in the institutions of higher learning.
He said it was paramount to prepare the teens to say no to drugs while in secondary school.
"Let us prepare and inform our children so that they can face life with confidence, determination and focus. Such forums will inform you about the dangers of drugs, and you can say no and focus on your life. Be consistent and work towards your vision of becoming a pilot, doctor or a leader," Mugo said.
Embu County MP Pamela Njoki urged them to focus on education, be passionate in their learning and say no to drugs.
"Drugs and education cannot walk together," she said.
MP Manyatta John Mukunji encouraged the students that their future was bright noting the calibre of people who had studied in the school.
Other schools Pastor Dorcas has visited include Dagoretti High, Mutuini Secondary (Nairobi), Tudor Boys Secondary (Mombasa), Narok Boys High School, Kagumo High and Alliance High and Girls Schools (Kiambu) among others.