e-cigarettes Stories

Duale suspends licences for distribution of nicotine products, orders re-application in 21 days
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2025

All individuals and companies previously licensed must reapply within 21 days and provide full compliance documentation.

Over 650,000 Kenyan children aged 10-17 using tobacco or nicotine, Health Ministry warns
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 29, 2025

Public Health PS Mary Muthoni warned that tobacco and nicotine use among children is not only rising but is being fueled by deliberate strategies from...

NACADA report shows rising trend of alcohol consumption among university students
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

NACADA's study, which surveyed undergraduate students from both public and private universities in Kenya, also revealed that friends are the leading s...

State proposes higher taxes on health-risk products to fund health programmes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 22, 2024

The move comes as concerns grow over the declining availability of donor funding for interventions related to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

How unregulated tobacco products in Kenya are posing serious public health threat
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 15, 2024

According to The Lancet, more than 300 million people worldwide use smokeless tobacco products. 

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