Jump to full article: IPP Media (tz), 2006-10-19
Author: Lydia Shekighenda
Intro: Smoking in public is prohibited by law to protect non-smokers but that law is violated with impunity in Dar es Salaam, according to a two week survey by The Guardian.
From bus stands, makeshift kiosks to five star hotels, Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act (2003), which prohibits smoking in public places, is flaunted routinely.
Smokers rule the day in public places, where they inhale their fags in total disregard to non smokers. This takes place in all parts of the city.
The violators of the law range from the common man to the police. In the spot check, some city residents were found smoking even at a police station! And it is not only adults who smoke.
In the survey it was discovered a small section of primary and secondary school students also do smoke.
Smoking at institutions like health centres, schools and child care centres is common place though illegal. In hotels and pubs smoking is but a way of life.
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