The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has announced sweeping reforms under the 2025 National Policy on Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Abuse.
Kenya is set to adopt some of its toughest alcohol control measures yet under a new policy rolled out by NACADA in its 2025 national policy on drugs and substance abuse.
According to NACADA, bar and liquor stores will not be allowed within a 300 metre radius of schools, churches, or residential areas.
The new rules also aim at the glamorization of alcohol. Celebrity alcohol endorsements will also be outlawed, and online platforms selling alcohol to minors risk being shut down.
NACADA will now lead enforcement in partnership with counties, as the government expands public rehab centres nationwide.
This reforms come in response to worrying figures from Nacada showing that about 13 per cent of Kenyans between the ages of 15 and 65 consume alcohol, with the highest use recorded among those aged 18 to 24.
The cabinet has already approved the 2025 policy to guide a coordinated and collaborative national response to the growing burden of alcohol and drug abuse.
