{"id":700,"date":"2026-02-08T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=700"},"modified":"2026-02-08T13:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:58:59","slug":"ps-mary-muthoni-engages-university-leaders-in-nationwide-push-to-curb-drug-abuse-on-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=700","title":{"rendered":"PS Mary Muthoni Engages University Leaders in Nationwide Push to Curb Drug Abuse on Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Jeff Kizzilah <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"422\" data-id=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001648019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001648019.jpg 659w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001648019-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, has held a consultative meeting with student leaders from universities across the country, as the government intensifies efforts to combat drug and substance abuse in higher learning institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The engagement brought together student representatives to discuss practical, sustainable prevention strategies, including enhanced awareness creation, peer-led advocacy, and early intervention mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The discussions underscored the critical role of student leadership in shaping positive behaviour and fostering healthy campus environments.A key highlight of the meeting was deliberations on the rollout of the #SAYNOTODRUGABUSE campaign across universities nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to empower students to make informed choices, promote healthy lifestyles, and strengthen campus-based prevention and response systems against drug and substance abuse.PS Muthoni commended the student leaders for their commitment to partnering with the government in safeguarding the wellbeing of young people, noting that meaningful collaboration with students is essential to sustaining long-term solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She reaffirmed the Ministry\u2019s dedication to working closely with learning institutions and student bodies to protect the future of Kenya\u2019s youth and ensure campuses remain safe, productive, and drug-free spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeff Kizzilah The Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, has held a consultative meeting with student leaders from universities across&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":702,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700\/revisions\/702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}