Religious leaders were shocked after Principal Magistrate Jackie Kibosia narrated a case of a four-month-old baby who is the youngest alcohol addict in the country.
Speaking on Tuesday, August 22 during the inaugural training of religious leaders in Kenya to fight the scourge of HIV/Aids, alcohol, and drug abuse at Bomas of Kenya, Kibosia said the baby became an alcohol addict after being given Smirnoff by her mother to drink severally.
She explained that the mother worked as a prostitute and gave the baby Smirnoff so that she could sleep through the night as the mother went to work.
The baby was rescued from the mother after the case was brought before Magistrate Kibosia.
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“The baby could not stay sober. When the baby was rescued, the baby was already addicted,” said Kibosia.
The magistrate urged the religious leaders to be strong on prevention rather than response when the crisis hits families and communities.
Kibosia further asked the religious leaders to become members of the Court Users Committee (CUC) to give solutions and collaborate with the country’s justice system.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s spouse Pastor Dorcas Rigathi who also attended the training event called on mothers of drug barons to urge their children to stop the killer trade.
“I am speaking to every mother; every drug baron is the son of somebody. If we can speak to the big boys (drug barons), then they can stop killing our young boys. We do not want to bury our children,” said Pastor Dorcas.
The event bought together one thousand religious leaders across faiths and were given training by officers and experts from NSDCC, NACADA, NASCOP, judiciary, police service, and the Kenya Prison Service.
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