Fifteen businessmen move to court seeking to quash ban on shisha

A man smokes shisha at Kisii Sports Club on the night of 30/04/2017 during a show organised by East African Breweries. [Photo: Sammy Omingo/standard]

In a petition filed at the High Court on Friday, they claim that the Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopha Mailu did not act within his powers when he declared smoking of the product illegal.

The businessmen argue that Dr Mailu failed to spell out the diseases that are caused by smoking shisha.