Kenya joins Rwanda, Tanzania in shisha ban

A reveller smokes shisha at a joint in Kisii on December 25, 2017. Kenya joins Rwanda and Tanzania in outlawing the use of shisha. PHOTO | NMG

Kenya has become the third country in East Africa to ban the smoking of water-pipe tobacco, popularly known as shisha, after Tanzania and Rwanda.

The ban contained in a legal notice dated December 28, prohibits the importation, manufacture, advertising, sale and use of shisha in commercial establishments such as restaurants and night clubs Kenya.