We must not let our children puff their way to death

The story of Amos Murigo, the way he puffed his leg away, is probably the strongest statement against smoking.

The painful narrative on his travail, as rekindled on Friday, to mark the World No Tobacco Day, climaxed with the chopping off of his left foot. After years of smoking-induced sickness, the limb had to be severed on the surgeon’s table because heavy puffing had strained blood circulation.