Light has been seen at the end of the tunnel for a former GSU whose life turn around shocked many on revelation that he has been blasting rocks to eke a living
The ex-recce company officer Nicholas Lang’at who has fallen into alcoholism has bee rescued by an Anti-drug abuse crusader Moses Kimenchu from his Poiywek village in Ainamoi constituency.
In a paramilitary mock drill, Lang’at – who was suspended in December 1, 2014 – proved that despite his struggles with alcoholism, he was still very skilled in VIP protection, anti-terrorism, recognition and demolition of explosives.
“I want to turn a new page in my life… that is why I have agreed to go to the alcohol rehabilitation centre. I have suffered enough. I want to start a new life for the sake of my daughter and my ageing parents,” he said.
Langat fell into alcohol addiction after his wife contracted throat cancer that ultimately killed her.
Kimenchu expressed confidence that the three-week programme would get Langat back on track.
“Since February, when I first visited Lang’at and understood his trauma, he has been undergoing counselling and today we are taking him to an alcohol rehabilitation centre so that we can completely turn his life around,” he said.
The anti-drug abuse campaigner – who drove to Kericho from Murang’a after Lang’at’s story was highlighted in the media expressed confidence that there was hope for the 28-year-old former Recce commando.