The National Crime Research Centre (NCRC) has released a study that was done on the trafficking of bhang also known as marijuana in Kenya.
In the report released on Monday, November 11, foreign countries were identified as major sources of marijuana.
The countries listed in the report included Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa.
"Most of the cannabis used in Kenya originates from foreign and neighbouring countries such as Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi, and South Africa, as well as from local cultivation," read the report in part.
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"The cultivation of cannabis has been reported in Nyeri, Homa Bay, Embu, Kericho, Trans Nzoia, Makueni, Machakos, and Kisii, among other counties."
Locally, it was noted that some kenyans grow the drug in forests, farmlands, back door kitchen gardens and building rooftops.
Smuggling Routes
Additionally, the report highlighted the routes that are used to smuggle the drugs into the country.
Some of the identified routes for drugs smuggled from Ethiopia were Ethiopia-Moyale-Marsabit-Isiolo-Meru/Nairobi and Ethiopia-Moyale-Garissa-Thika–Nakuru—Nairobi/Mombasa.
Tanzania-Migori–Kisii-Narok–Ntulele–Mai Mahiu-Naivasha-Nairobi /Mombasa and Uganda-Busia/Malaba-Kisumu-Kericho–Nakuru-Nairobi–Mombasa were also identified as some of the routes used by traffickers.
"It was established that traffickers use different routes depending on their “risk assessment”. It was also found out that the routes shift from time to time," the Center noted in its report.
"New routes are established, detours are taken, and oftentimes, traffickers transit through panya routes (unmanned secret paths) along the major transport corridors, highways, roads, oceans and lakes in Kenya.
