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Anti-tobacco body demands apology from CS Balala over Shisha remarks

A man smokes shisha at Kisii Sports Club on the night of 30/04/2017 [Photo: Sammy Omingo/standard]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Anti-tobacco body in the country has lashed at Tourism Minister Najib Balala asking him to withdraw his recent shisha remarks.

Balala has been on record supporting the substance which he says is an important tool in the tourism sector and that its ban was negatively affecting tourism sector.

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