The Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (KETCA) has condemned the launch of e-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives that promote smoking. KETCA chairman Joel Gitali on Sunday criticised the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) report saying the organisation was employing deceit in its marketing strategies. In a statement to newsrooms on Friday, Gitali said research has already showed the new products were extremely dangerous. The GSTHR report said vaping is at least 95 per cent safer than smoking tobacco. But Gitali said several studies have shown the new nicotine delivery products being marketed by cigarette manufacturers were extremely harmful.

Source: The Star March 24, 2019 12:45 UTC