Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot now says counties have no power to regulate the distribution of muguka.
In a statement on his X account on Monday, the senator said even though it is a noble undertaking, it should first be passed into law.
"It's a noble thing for the coastal counties to seek to regulate the distribution of Muguka in their turf. However, truth is counties have NO such powers," he said.
"The best thing is for the counties to lobby their MPs to present before parliament a bill seeking to ban the use of gokss."
His statement comes at a time when Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir and his Kilifi counterpart Gideon Mung'aro are facing a backlash for banning the sale, supply and consumption of the crop.
Nassir issued the executive order on Thursday at Port Reitz Hospital, Mombasa, highlighting the pervasive consumption of the stimulant drug at the Coast, including among school-going children.
He said muguka traders have ignored laws put in place to safeguard children from the drug's influence, with some even going as far as selling the drug to minors.
He stated that muguka is too easily available and is owed to cases of mental health problems in the area.
On Friday, Mung'aro followed suit and banned the entry, transportation, distribution, sale, and use of muguka within the county.
Mung'aro further ordered that motor vehicles transporting the product shall not be allowed entry into the county.
He directed multi-agency bodies to swing to action and enforce the order, warning that any officer who would collude with culprits would face the law.
