On 7 September 2013, a group of 20 Rastafarians from Nyeri called on the government to legalize cannabis, saying the plant should not be treated as a drug.
The appeal, which appeared in a video source attached to the original report, framed the issue as a matter of recognition rather than criminality. The group argued that bangi is simply a plant, and not the kind of substance they say it is often portrayed to be.
The source material does not include a formal government response, arrests, or any further details beyond the group’s demand and the accompanying video link.
