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• Kenyan smoking ban due to take effect: official 

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2008-07-08

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A new law banning smoking in public places and regulating the sale of tobacco products in Kenya is due to take effect nationwide within hours, an official said Monday.

Public Health Minister Charity Ngilu said the Tobacco Control Act, passed in August 2007 but given a nine-month implementation period prior to Tuesday's passing into law, is aimed at protecting public health.

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