Education and Research Principal Secretary (PS) Simon Nabukwesi encouraged more research on the health benefits of marijuana and miraa. The PS noted that Kenya needs scientific findings to back up the consumption of the two products. PS Nabukwesi further stated that Kenya could secure markets in the United Kingdom for miraa which was highly consumed before the government banned the product. Why is it that we in Kenya are still stuck in the old ways of saying that this is an illegal drug? In July 2021, Rwanda became the first county in East Africa to legalise the medical use of marijuana.

Source: Daily Nation July 11, 2021 10:41 UTC