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WHY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD AVOID IMPROMPTU BANNS.

BANNING IS NEVER THE SOLUTION.

I have learnt banning anything in Kenya is never a solution but a source of problems. The best case scenario is the banning of the night bus travel. Just imagine how the dumb-ass decision has affected individual and national economies. You booked a bus at ksh 800 pre season and now you are being told you have to part with about ksh 2000, this Njaanuary.

The same to banning Shisha. Where is the wisdom in banning shisha and leaving behind the same tobacco in other forms? In short we approve of the same toxic chemicals bot not for  the piped form? Does it really create any difference even if one session of shisha is equal to smocking five packets of cigarettes? I don't think so. Cigarette and other toxic drugs are but a matter of choice between life and  death. Everybody should be left to bear his own choice.

What about banning of plastic paper bags? Well we could have done the right thing on this but in an imbecilic way. We are poised to lose all the gains we opted for. Right now there is a growing manace of cloth and manilla bags. Off course these are a lot worse when it comes to blocking drainage channels and physical pollution.

Solid waste management requires not only legislation but also public education on waste management, policy formulation and implementation on waste management.

The list is endless.

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