UN report shows 2.7 million Kenyan youth using miraa as hard drug use emerges
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UN report shows 2.7 million Kenyan youth using miraa as hard drug use emerges
Data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows that 20.1 per cent of Kenyans aged between 17 and 23 years reported using khat, commonly known as miraa. Based on the country’s youth population of 13.7 million, this translates to about 2.7 million users, making it the most widely consumed substance among those surveyed.
By Maureen Kinyanjui