Kenya plans wider ban on shisha imports, sales and advertising

Proposed regulations would raise penalties for shisha-related offences to as much as Sh1 million.

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Kabui Mwangi

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

The Ministry of Health has proposed new shisha control rules that would extend regulation from consumption to the entire supply chain, signalling Kenya’s toughest anti-waterpipe tobacco crackdown yet amid rising public health concerns.

Kenya plans wider ban on shisha imports, sales and advertising

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