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All eyes on politicians in fight against drugs use at the Coast

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Coast Parliamentary Group, led by their chairman Dan Mwashako, protests against sale and chewing of muguka in the Coast region. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

The ban on muguka by Mombasa and Kilifi counties has revived decades of blame game over drug abuse ravaging the youth at the Coast.

On Wednesday, anti-drug abuse crusaders at the Coast expressed fear that the ongoing debate on muguka has been sacrificed at the altar of politics pitting Coast and Mt Kenya politicians.

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