The High Court has lifted Kenya’s ban on shisha, ruling that the continued enforcement of the prohibition is unlawful and unconstitutional. The judge observed that the Public Health Control of Shisha Smoking Rules 2017, Legal Notice No. However, the Novel Tobacco Products Association moved to court to challenge the continued enforcement of the shisha ban and later government directives that targeted its members. 2025 notices declared unlawfulThe judge singled out a February 3, 2025, press release that stated the shisha ban still applied, as well as an April 14, 2025, announcement that introduced a crackdown on illegal shisha outlets in Nairobi. He issued a conservatory order restraining the respondents from enforcing the February and April 2025 notices against the association’s members.