Youth told not to accept alcohol to cause electoral violence
July 22, 2022
Youth told not to
accept alcohol to cause electoral violence
THE Young people across the country have been urged to not
be give alcohol and other substances to abuse in order to cause chaos during
this electioneering period.
The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse {NACADA} says
it is quite unfortunate that some politicians engage the youth in alcohol and
drug substance abuse where they end up causing mayhem during electioneering period
like this.
Addressing the youth leaders in Kisumu County during a
sensitization program on the importance of a peaceful election, the NACADA
Chief Executive Officer Victor Okioma said the Authority is out to ensure that
they sensitize the youth across the country so as not to engage in drug and
other substance abuse to cause electoral violence across the country as the
country heads to a general election next month.
Okioma has urged politicians not to engage the young in
alcohol and other drug abuse in order to have a state of lawlessness before,
during and after the election.
“We want the youth not to be misused by some politicians so
as to give them alcohol and other drugs to abuse with an aim of causing
electoral violence across the country as we approach the August 9 polls,”
Okioma says.
The NACADA CEO says it is high time for politicians who have
been sponsoring some youths to cause violence in their opponents’ rallies to
stop such since those constitute to offence under the Elections Offences Act.
Okioma says it is important for the country to remain
peaceful before, during and after the next month’s poll because it belongs to
all Kenyans.
He says Kenyans should continue co-existing peacefully with
one another before, during and after the forthcoming elections.
He adds that the youth should peace ambassadors across the
country, saying that the country is gearing towards conducting an election free
from violence.
A youth from Kisumu County Joshua Agiso says such training
on violence free elections is very good for the youth across the country.
He says such trainings should be enhanced before, during and
after the polls to ensure that the country is having an election which is
violence free.
He urges the Government to constantly engage the young
people in meaningful activities that will help them do some income generating
activities to earn a living hence stop being idle.
Okioma says such
trainings have been held across the country and will continue to ensure
the youth embrace the aspect of being peaceful across the country.
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