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Health ministry invites public comments on draft shisha and waterpipe ban rules
Health and Wellness

Health ministry invites public comments on draft shisha and waterpipe ban rules

In a public notice, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the Draft Public Health (Prohibition of Shisha Smoking and Waterpipe Tobacco Products) Rules, 2026, together with a Draft Regulatory Impact Statement, are intended to strengthen public health protections by prohibiting “the importation, manufacture, supply, distribution, promotion, sale and use of shisha and other waterpipe tobacco products in Kenya.”

The Principal Secretary for Correctional Services, Salome Wairimu Muhia-Beacco appearing before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee on 3rd June,2026 in Parliament. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
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MPs grill Correctional Services PS over Sh451m hospital pending bills and stalled prison projects

The National Assembly Public Accounts Committee questioned Correctional Services PS Salome Wairimu Muhia-Beacco over Wanini Kireri Magereza Level IV Hospital pending bills of over Sh.451 million flagged by the Auditor General, and also probed a stalled prison perimeter wall project.

AHF faults WHO on Ebola outbreak, says it exposes a shaky global health system
Health and Wellness

AHF faults WHO on Ebola outbreak, says it exposes a shaky global health system

Dr Samuel Kinyanjui, AHF Kenya Country Director on Wednesday in Nairobi, noted that even as countries confront another deadly outbreak, negotiations at the World Health Assembly have failed to finalise the proposed Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) Annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement,

Garsen court delivers five-year sentence in illegal wildlife trophies case
Corridors of Justice

Garsen court delivers five-year sentence in illegal wildlife trophies case

In a statement by the Director of Public Prosecution on Wednesday, the court found Ahmed Guyo Hiddi guilty of being in possession of two pieces of elephant tusks weighing approximately 3.8 kilograms and valued at Sh380,000, without the requisite permit or exemption from the Director General of the Kenya Wildlife Service.

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