With the Hindu community preparing to celebrate Diwali and the Hindu New Year between Friday, October 17, and Monday, October 20, Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho has introduced new rules on the use of fireworks in celebrating the occasion.
The rules outline permitted times for display of fireworks, authorized locations, the procedure for acquiring firework permits, and personnel authorized to handle and shoot the fireworks.
“This is to inform the general public that Diwali and Hindu New Year celebrations will be held from Friday, October 17, to Monday, October 20, 2025,” Joho stated.
“These festivities are traditionally celebrated with fireworks in authorised venues,” he added.
In the directives released on Tuesday, October 14, Cabinet Secretary for Mining Ali Hassan Joho urged all individuals and organizations planning firework displays during Diwali and the Hindu New Year to first secure the required permits from the State Department for Mining or respective County Mining offices.
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CS Joho emphasized that fireworks should only be displayed between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. throughout the four-day celebration period.
He further stated that fireworks must be used strictly in authorized venues, including clubs, hotels, temples, sports grounds, school compounds, or any other location approved by an Inspector of Explosives.
Another guideline restricts display shells to a maximum calibre of four inches in all urban and built-up areas unless an Inspector of Explosives grants an exemption.
The Ministry also directed that only qualified, experienced, and sober individuals are permitted to ignite aerial shells and other high-altitude display fireworks.
Additionally, CS Joho cautioned fireworks dealers against selling fireworks to children under the age of 13, warning that such an act constitutes an offence under the Explosives Act, Cap 115.
He also instructed dealers to sell aerial display fireworks, including shells, rockets, roman candles, and cakes, only to individuals holding valid permits duly certified and signed by an Inspector of Explosives.
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