{"id":186432,"date":"2024-06-04T04:28:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T04:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/04\/duale-demands-muguka-classification-as-a-drug-we-must-fight-it-like-we-fight-alcohol\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T04:28:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T04:28:32","slug":"duale-demands-muguka-classification-as-a-drug-we-must-fight-it-like-we-fight-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/04\/duale-demands-muguka-classification-as-a-drug-we-must-fight-it-like-we-fight-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Duale Demands Muguka Classification as a Drug, &#8216;We Must Fight It Like We Fight Alcohol&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286096\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"464\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/duale.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/duale.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"464\"  \/>Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called for the fight against the use of Muguka by classifying it as a drug.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Eastleigh during the opening of a business centre on Sunday, CS Duale said the fight against drug and substance abuse calls for a collective, whole-of-society approach.<\/p>\n<p>He called on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to champion the fight against Muguka as he did against illicit alcohol and drugs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf we are fighting alcohol in Central Kenya, Rift Valley and every part of Kenya we must also fight Muguka,\u201d<\/em> Duale said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI will ask the Deputy President in the next two weeks to call [for] that conference because he is the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya and we candidly discuss the effects of Muguka on certain regions and communities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CS Duale insisted that Muguka is harmful and is destroying Kenyan youth.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs we fight the production, distribution and consumption of illicit brew, with the same emphasis, we must combat other substances, Muguka included,\u201d<\/em> he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe believe muguka is a drug and is destroying a lot of young people. If we are fighting alcohol then we should fight muguka.\u201d<\/em> Duale added.<\/p>\n<p>Duale\u2019s stance comes days after State House declared that recent county-level bans on Muguka were null and void.<\/p>\n<p>A State House dispatch clarified that Muguka is classified as a scheduled crop under the Crops Act 2013 and the Miraa Regulations 2023. The National Assembly and the Council of Governors have both approved these regulations.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith Muguka recognized by national legislation, any conflicting laws or orders are null and void,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0stated State House.<\/p>\n<p>The regulations require the government to support various aspects of Muguka farming, including licensing, promotion, regulation, transportation, aggregation, selling, marketing, and export.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called for the fight against the use of Muguka by classifying it as a drug. Speaking in Eastleigh during the opening of a business centre on Sunday, CS Duale said the fight against drug and substance abuse calls for a collective, whole-of-society approach. 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