Nicotine content in cigarettes sold in Kenya, Africa market higher than in Western countries

A man smokes shisha. A shisha puff equals to 10 cigarettes. [File, Standard]

The nicotine found in cigarettes in African countries is 25 per cent more concentrated than the ones sold in Western countries, the Tobacco Control Board has revealed.

The revelation shows smoking is killing more people as a result of cancer in Africa than in the Western counties, with passive smokers bearing more burden as compared to the real smokers.