Defence CS Aden Duale has said that families must be protected from drug abuse.
While reacting to an attack on journalists and police officers during a raid, the CS said owners of shisha dens must face the law.
He said this is regardless of their status or political affiliation.
Duale also condemned the attack on journalists and police officers who had accompanied National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) officers during the raid.
He insisted that it was illegal and immoral.
"The Public Health (Control of Shisha Smoking) Rules, 2017 prohibit the import, manufacture, sale, use, advertising and promoting, and distribution of shisha.
"Regardless of your status and political affiliation owners of Shisha dens must face the law. Attacking journalists and Law enforcement officers is illegal, Primitive and immoral. We must protect the family from Drug abuse," Duale said on X.
This is not the first time Duale has declared his support for the fight against shisha.
On December 24, 2023, he said Nacada should continue with the raid, noting that shisha is illegal.
"Shisha addicts must face the law, as it has been illegal in Kenya since 2017," Duale said.
Friday's incident saw journalists from several media houses injured during a raid on shisha by Nacada in Nairobi.
The drama happened at a city bar. The injured journalists were taken to hospitals for medical attention.
Three police officers and a driver with Nacada were also injured in the chaos. Police said 21 suspects were arrested at the joint.
Police who had accompanied them could not do much as the situation turned chaotic.
The journalists were injured and also lost their valuables and cash.
Drama broke out when police officers, accompanied by journalists and Nacada officials, arrived at the bar at around 11 pm to arrest club managers and patrons for allegedly smoking shisha, which is banned.
And on seeing the journalists, the club's bouncers, dressed in black suits and red ties, charged at them, beating them and forcibly confiscating their recording equipment.
The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) has also condemned Friday’s attack on journalists during a Shisha raid in Nairobi.
