There is proof that as Kenyans our poor reading culture may cost us dearly as foreign drug traffickers are now taking advantage of the situation to hide drugs in books.
Anti-Narcotic Detectives on Wednesday seized narcotic drugs tacked in several books at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The suspect heroin was on transit from Kigali, Rwanda to Guangzhou in China according to police.
No one was arrested but police say the matter is under investigation.
It has become apparent that there is a lack of reading culture in Kenyan schools because it has been observed that Kenyan culture encourages people to spend leisure time in sporting activities, recreational places (bars, hotels), churches and mosques.
The youth on the other hand spend most of their time on social media, playing video games and discussing European football. Kenya is one of the countries with the most educated citizens in east and central Africa.
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Most Kenyans are in fact literate but unfortunately lack a strong and consistent reading culture unlike the case with most developed western countries.
Early this month, police arrested a Nigerian national at JKIA on suspicion of trafficking narcotics.
The woman identified as Princess Okoye, 25, was intercepted as she prepared to board a flight destined for Italy.
According to Police, the woman had concealed the drugs in plastic bottles containing milk.
She was carrying 77 Pellets of suspected narcotics and later emitted an additional 15 pellets.
Last month another consignment of heroin worth Sh1.5 Million was confiscated by detectives at the same airport.
The consignment, which tested positive for heroin was from Juba, South Sudan and was destined for the Republic of Guinea.