In recent survey, university lecturers have been listed by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) as among those supplying drugs to students.
The survey done on 15,730 sample students showed that nearly half of university students use drugs with their lecturers being among the suppliers.
The Director Research, Standards and Licensing NACADA John Muteti revealed that the survey involved asking the students where they get their drugs which they found out that seven percent get from cheating staff.
“We were asking them, where do they get these drugs and we found that the teaching staff is supplying them, seven per cent of them are getting the drugs from the teaching staff”
Muteti added that parents are also major suppliers of drugs in the university.
“Can you imagine if the lecturer can sell that, how dangerous can that be? We also found that parents are also supplying these drugs. They store them in the fridge and students access them, others go further to take the students with them and take the drugs together because the students are older” he said.
The students sample also showed that fellow students play a significant role supplying drugs to 56 percent of users while 39.4 percent purchases through websites and social media accounts.
The statics further estimated that alcohol is the most commonly used drug substance followed by cigarette the Shisha.
The Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen vowed during the report launch to ensure there will be a crackdown against drug abuse.
