Nairobi — Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government is considering building rehabilitation centres in all counties to deal with drug and alcohol abuse.

Speaking during a consultative meeting on Tackling Alcoholism in Central Kenya,the DP indicated that the initiative will aid in tackling the vice.

"To address the menace of illicit brew and substance abuse in our nation, we must all pull together in one direction to save our generation from perishing," he stated.

Gachagua pointed out that a multi-sectoral approach to this end brings an impetus to achieving positive results.

"In furtherance to various stakeholder meetings we have held over this subject matter, this afternoon, with the @ODPP_KE, National Government Administration Officers, and senior security chiefs from five counties of Central Kenya (former Central Province), we held a consultative meeting to address various challenges and issues to ensure this war is won," he revealed.

He also stated that President William Ruto is deeply concerned over the trajectory of illicit brews and drug abuse crises. We shall stop at nothing to end it.

He further urged county government to go for NHIF covers considering high costs.

"We are working with county governments on how to deal with those already in trouble and it is a huge percentage we are trying to come up with rehabilitation centers in every country to deal with those who are already addicted we have talked the governors to consider once we have mapped all the addicted persons using community health volunteers to give them NHIF covers that can take them to rehabilitation centers that cost Sh50-120,000," he said.