High Court Suspends Ban on Muguka Effected by 3 Counties
High Court Suspends Ban on Muguka Effected by 3 Counties: The Embu High Court on Tuesday temporarily suspended the recent muguka ban effected by threecounties of Mombasa, Kilifi and Taita Taveta.
The High Court issued orders and immediately suspended the ban until the case before the court is heard on June 8.
“That pending interpartes hearing and determination of this application a conservatory order be; and is hereby granted restraining and/or stopping the Respondents and or its agents from effecting, implementing, and or enforcing Executive Order No. 1 issued on May 22, by Respondents to last until July 8, 2024,” stated Lady Justice Lucy Njuguna.
“The court has also perused the annexed documents and the relevant Articles of the Constitution, and the Statutory Provisions that the Applicants have relied on, in support of the Substantive Petition and the Application. The Court is satisfied that the Applicants deserve to be granted conservatory Orders at this Preliminary and exparte stage,” the ruling read.
The governors had argued that the move to ban the plan was joining hands in the fight against drug abuse in the country.
Kilifi Governor Mung’aro stated, “People view it differently, but there is no difference between what we are doing and the fight against alcohol in the Mount Kenya region. If we are protecting the youth, we must do it across the board. I know we have a drug issue that we cannot handle ourselves, but the ones we can try to handle as a county authority, then we are trying to see how we can save our kids,”
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