According to International Tobacco Control Kenya survey 2015 report three million Kenyans aged 15 and above smoke cigarettes. The statistics did not capture those exposed to second-hand-smoke (smoke that has been exhaled, or breathed out, by the person smoking). Cigarette smoking causes not only cancer but also pneumonia, dementia, hypertension, high blood pressure and liver failure,” he adds. For starters, says Joel Gitali, the chairperson of Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance, the law says that all Kenyans have a right to clean air. The Tobacco Control Act 2007 provides for extensive, effective tobacco control measures including a ban on smoking in public places.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2017 20:15 UTC