There is lots of fun, craziness as well as insanity associated with the use of alcohol. Some people drink and a lot more get drunk. Sadly, our society seems to be in an alcoholic ecstasy that is fast becoming an order of the day. This mess has gone down alarmingly without sparing the under aged.
From sachets, packets to bottles… a number of under aged youth have been drown into these.
The recent technical ‘ban’ on sachets is at least a welcome development but government can surely do better than just over taxing the sachets. The problem is not the ‘under’ pricing the product but enforcing the law that bars drinking alcohol to the under 18 masses.
This law has been there for as long as my memory takes me but its implementation is kind of absurd. Much as age is difficult to determine but the police can do a fair assessment to arrest culprits via storming bars, clubs, parties plus any other ‘alcoholicious’ avenues.
The youth need to be spared of the alcohol jazz! Government has to be duty bound by being instrumental in enforcing as well as upholding the law. Malawi cannot afford to have a society that is drunk to the roots.
The civil society is equally vital in this crusade to develop effective programs aimed at combating alcohol use among juveniles.
Fellow youth; take it upon ourselves to sober up. We can have fun without alcohol just like some that have alcohol without fun.
To the JB's administration; move to invest in young people. Most youth drink out of frustration than entertainment. They drop from school or leave formal education system without any hope to earn income.
Malawi; lets us collectively help reduce underage drinking/abuse by among other things monitoring activities of youth and decrease their access to alcohol.
Only if we had national identity cards!!! It could have been quite an easy exercise to accomplish.
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