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Former heroin addict tells his story after 8 months of sobriety

Former drug addict Carlos Kipkoech

Carlos Kipkoech, a former criminology student at Egerton University, during an interview at the Nation's Nakuru bureau on October 16, 2020.

Photo credit: Francis Mureithi | Nation Media Group

I chose the wrong path - of drugs and alcohol. I messed up life for myself, my family and friends. Life is so much better without drugs and alcohol.

These are the words of Carlos Kipkoech, 26, who dropped out of Egerton University in his third year of a degree course in criminology.