As the nation battles illegal brews, Kiambu Women Representative Anne Wamuratha has initiated a bold campaign aimed at protecting local young boys from fatal drinks by collaborating closely with female leaders in the community.
Wamuratha presented the programme today at a three-day mental health training session held in Thika Town. She said the new approach was the result of extensive research and data from non-governmental organisations and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, which showed the County to be leading in cases of rape, incest, suicide, and mental health, among other vices.
The goal of the training is to give the women counselling skills so they can help the young people escape the deadly brews and have the authority to report drug dealers and brewers to the police so that appropriate action may be done.
The Women Rep claimed that since women are positive role models who can mentor, uplift, and give life to the boy child whom she described as being neglected they are the most qualified to rescue the boy child.
This is happening at the same time as female leaders in the County are urging the government to keep up the pressure and claim that the ongoing campaign against illegal alcohol and drug use would help address the growing number of mental health cases in the County.
They claimed that the brews had caused illness, addiction, sadness, and fatalities in the communities, endangering the next generation.
The Maendeleo ya Wanawake administrator for Thika Sub-county, Anne Nyambura Mwangi, led the group of women in attendance who praised the new plan, stating that it was effective and timely.