Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has promised to rehabilitate drug addicts in Mombasa County who have voluntarily accepted to be helped.
Pastor Dorcas said this while visiting drug dens in Mombasa on Monday. She interacted with addicts in the Shimanzi area.
"We need to treat and reintegrate them back in society and I can tell you I will push and do what I can to make sure we have a better generation in the future," she said.
"When I see you people, I see the future of this nation."
The addicts promised to reform once taken through the rehabilitation process.
She expressed confidence that the government will win the fight against drugs and substance abuse.
"We are going to win. The problem we had before is that we did not have government goodwill. But this time round you have seen the efforts of the President, the Deputy President and everyone else," she said.
Mombasa MP Zamzam Mohammed challenged the addicts to walk their talk in the reform promise.
Pastor Dorcas later visited the Miritini Rehabilitation Centre where she promised to spearhead its renovation to accommodate more addicts.
“I call on all stakeholders to be part of the multi-sectoral response against alcohol and drug abuse, and dignify lives at the Coast and throughout the nation through partnerships with the Miritini Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre," she said.
The 2022 survey by Nacada that was released on Friday last week indicated that one in every 6 Kenyans aged 15-65 years is currently using at least one drug or substance of abuse.
The report showed the prevalence of traditional liquor in the coastal region stands at 7.4 per cent and the prevalence of potable spirits is 4.1 per cent.