Shots Fired! See what JAGUAR said about drug addicts that will annoy many 'powerful' people

Monday, 28 September 2015 -  Award winning Kenyan musician, Charles Njagua, popularly known as Jaguar has expressed his displeasure with how the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) has been handling the drug menace in the country. 

Speaking in Mombasa County after he entertained thousands of Technical University of Mombasa students, the Kigeugeu hit maker disclosed that he was disappointed that top NACADA officials were wasting too much time in board room meetings while neglecting youths who are suffering from drug addiction. 

Jaguar, who is one of the directors in NACADA, proposed that the board needs to invest more in teaching addicts on how they can save themselves from the drug scourge as well as offer them medical support instead of staying  in offices held up in meetings.  

The singer, who also visited over 200 drug addicts in Kisauni, Mombasa,  however insisted that he cannot address the drug menace alone, urging other stakeholders to help him and the board to save youths from drugs. 

“Feeling rather disappointed on how the drug menace is being handled countrywide, I was in Mombasa over the weekend and was saddened by what I found. With over 2.6 million drug addicts in Kenya, NACADA officials are very busy holding costly boardroom talks while addicts receive no education and no medical support to get them out of this never ending drug scourge.”

“Accompanied by Dr Ngao and Bahati, we also visited Kisauni and found over 200 addicts taking drugs, some even abusing in the presence of children despite the Presidents directive to get these addicts off the streets.”

“To add salt to an injury, I discovered an NGO who’s name I will withhold for now supplying the addicts with needles purporting to reduce transmission of HIV as opposed to NACADA distributing aid needed to get these addicts out of the mess they are in.”

“Truth is, this is a big fight we are in against drugs. If we don’t save our youth we will have very little to look forward to in the overall national development agenda we have as a country.”

“I can’t address this drug menace alone and some of my colleagues in NACADA aren’t as 
forthcoming with the much-needed support in fighting this menace. I am calling out to all persons and organizations of good will, that you each play a role in your individual/ organizational capacity so we may lead Affected addicts away drugs and back to productivity.”

“I Also Propose That We Impose Very Harsh Penalties To Anyone Found Peddling Drugs And Especially To Minors Who Are Also Part Of The 2.6 Million Addicts We Have In Our Country." Jaguar said.