The Kenyan High Court has lifted the national ban on shisha, declaring the government’s continued enforcement of the prohibition both unlawful and unconstitutional. In a judgment delivered on Tuesday, Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled that the ban could no longer be upheld because the government failed to properly regularize the underlying regulations governing the substance.
This ruling represents a significant setback for the government’s ongoing crackdown on shisha use within the country. By invalidating the legal basis for the prohibition, the court has effectively halted the state's ability to enforce the ban under the current regulatory framework.
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