NACADA

The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) is a State Corporation in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. NACADA was established by the NACADA Act of 2012 (CAP 121B) of the Laws of Kenya. Broadly, NACADA was established to coordinate a multi-sectoral effort aimed at preventing, controlling and mitigating alcohol and drug abuse in Kenya. NACADA’s main focus is demand reduction which aims to empower the general public with sufficient information to facilitate informed decisions against the debut and/or continuation of consumption of intoxicating substances by providing preventive education, public awareness and advocacy, life skills, treatment and rehabilitation, and psycho-social support to the target populations. The Key players include NACADA, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, public sector institutions, learning institutions, youth groups, civil society organizations, faith-based institutions as well as treatment and rehabilitation service providers. NACADA also contributes towards supply suppression which is to control, limit or otherwise curtail access to intoxicating substances by the general public especially the vulnerable populations. It involves formulation, enactment, and enforcement of policy, legislation and other measures to control the production, trafficking and sale of alcohol and intoxicating drugs. Key players include Parliament, County Governments, National Police Service, Anti-Narcotics Unit, Ministry of Health (Pharmacy & Poisons Board and Government Chemist Dept), Customs and Immigration Services, Kenya Bureau of Standards, County Alcoholic Drinks Control Boards, the Judiciary and criminal justice system, as well as Prisons and Probation Services.