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 ...

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 ...

Muguka and bhang are said to be the most abused drugs in Mombasa County, leading to mental disorders, according to Miritini Mental Rescue Centre Founder Amina Abdalla. Speaking during celebrations ...

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 ...