Anti-tobacco campaigners have raised concerns about the availability and sale of the banned nicotine pouch LYFT. They say the Ministry of Health banned the substance but did not to provide a clear guidance on how enforcement agencies would effect the ban. Adrian Njenga, a senior policy and planning officer at the anti-drug abuse authority, said their enforcement teams have found the pouches on sale during crackdowns. Kagwe said that the nicotine pouches do not meet the descriptions as outlined in the Act and their sale to the public contravenes the law. LYFT is a nicotine pouch marketed in Kenya by BAT as an alternative to cigarette for addicted smokers.

Source: The Star December 11, 2020 13:41 UTC