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• Smoking in public remains banned  

The Court of Appeal last week dismissed an appeal against the ban on smoking in public places. The appeal filed by former British American Tobacco Controller, Joseph Erayu sought to argue that the ban on smoking violated his constitutional rights as a smoker and restricted his liberty and freedom of movement.

But court unanimously found that Eryau's appeal had been overtaken and that the law banning smoking in public places was already in place. The Environment Action Network (TEAN) spokesperson, Philip Karugaba, is optimistic that the development will help in enforcing the law on smoking in public places.

"We are obviously delighted by the result. Breathing second-hand smoke is like being punished for sins you did not commit. It exposes the non-smoker to the same deadly diseases as a smoker," Karugaba said in a statement.

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