Government Targets Herbal and Flavored Shisha in Expanded Tobacco Crackdown
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5-The Ministry of Health has initiated a fresh push to tighten Kenya’s tobacco control framework with proposed rules that would Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Kenya's Ministry of Health is proposing new rules to completely ban shisha smoking and all waterpipe tobacco products, including herbal and flavored variants, citing evolving public health risks.
- The draft rules, titled Public Health (Prohibition of Shisha Smoking and Waterpipe Tobacco Products) Rules, 2026, aim to close loopholes in the existing 2017 regulations.
- The Cabinet Secretary for Health has developed these rules, which also address the spread of infectious diseases through shared waterpipe equipment.
- Stakeholders are invited to submit written comments by June 30, 2026, with public hearings scheduled in various counties.
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