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Kenya must step up bid to help smokers quit the killer habit

Man smoking a cigarette [Courtesy]

Nine in ten of Kenya’s 2.5 million smokers regret having taken up the habit, according to a report by the International Tobacco Control (ITC) in May.

Yet it seems necessary support frameworks for smokers are insufficient or non-existent, with little effort made by relevant government bodies to help them quit.  

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