Muguka is a variant of miraa ... A psychotropic substance is a drug or other substance that affects how the brain works and causes changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behaviour.

Besides cheap liquor and joints, muguka adherents are also known to indulge in hard drugs like unga (heroin or cocaine), meth, vichuri (injectables) and tablets (bugizi). Traditional muguka ...

The ban had gained widespread support from religious organisations, with Muslim leaders in Mombasa calling for muguka to be categorised as a restricted drug. Although the National Agency for the ...

Key to muguka's popularity is affordability ... Others see it as an addictive "drug" linked to all sorts of harms. Research suggests moderate use has few medical harms, although there are problems ...