Policeman comes to the rescue of alcohol addicts

Policeman comes to the rescue of alcohol addicts

A police officer in Naivasha has come to the rescue of tens of alcohol addicts who were involved in consumption of illicit brews and second-generation alcohol.

The administration police officer in the rank of corporal has moved in to counsel and offer shelter to the over 50 youths as part of rehabilitation.

This came after it was discovered that some of the youths from Karati Village a few kilometers from Naivasha Town were suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms.

According to the officer, Paul Macharia Konje, the fight against the illicit brew cannot be won by only discarding the brews and closing down the factories involved, rehabilitation is also an important part of the process.

Konje, who is a pastor with Victory World Outreach church, noted that two of the youths had been admitted in hospital suffering from serious withdrawal symptoms.

He thanked the head of state for the directive on second-generation brews and called on well wishers to come to the aid of the youths who are recovering from addiction, noting that many were orphans and didn’t have homes.

“Many of the youths were sleeping in the streets and we have decided to offer them shelter as we counsel and rehabilitate them and address the issue of unemployment,” he said.

Malewa East MCA John Chege noted that it was very hard to get youths to work on various development projects, as they were weak and drunk.

“We are working on a kitty through the county government that will support recovering addicts and we are asking NYS to consider those who are past 35 years,” he said.

One of the addicts, Timothy Kamau, admitted that idleness and lack of jobs contributed to his habit.

“We are calling on the government to assist us get jobs so that we can stay away from illicit brews,” he said.

Timothy admitted that the brews could have killed him were it not for the presidential directive.

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