John Mututho Empowerment Centre(JOMEC) has received accreditation from National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA).

The Facility in Nakuru’s Pipeline Estate has been accredited as a Treatment and Rehabilitation Facility for Persons with Substance Use Disorder(SUDs).

The certificate as seen by famousnakuru.co.ke, is undersigned by NACADA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Anthony Omerikwa and is valid until September 1, 2026.

Mututho revealed that an impromptu visit by a team from NACADA to asses the facility saw an over 80 percent in terms of service delivery.

It should be noted that JOMEC is one of the best Rehab centres in the country run by former Naivasha MP and immediate NACADA Chairman John Mututho.

The centre serves to the fact that drug abuse and alcohol addiction is a disease that should be and can be treated.

This is a place you can refer any of your friends, relatives or colleagues suffering from drug addiction instead of allowing them to suffer in silence.

John Mututho Empowerment Center (JOMEC) is a world class rehab center and one of the best in Africa.

In a past interview, Mututho who once served as NACADA chair described JOMEC as a place for peace and recovery from substance abuse.

“This is a place for peace and recovery ensuring high standards of treatment,” he stated.

Located on a 15 acre piece of land in Nakuru’s pipeline estate, JOMEC provides a safe haven and respite where anyone who has endured trying times as a victim of drugs and alcohol can get help that they need.

JOMEC is established under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act (cap 253) and licensed to operate as a private medical institution.

The centre’s mission is informed by scientific evidence that alcoholism, drug addiction and other addictive disorders are treatable illnesses.

It is the nations’ largest and the second largest rehabilitation centre in Africa as measured by enrolment, structure and services provided.

JOMEC provides a holistic bio-psychosocial spiritual and cultural approach is used to help the client deal with identified problems.

A treatment alliance is formed between the client, family and care provider and evidence based modalities are used.

Many civil servants and their close friends or relatives have benefited from the centre.

And even as National Government continues with the crackdown on illicit brew, plans should be on to ensure those who are addicted are taken through rehabilitation.