Nairobi, Dec. 1 -- Kenya Tobacco Control and Health Promotion Alliance has called out President William Ruto following his recent deal for Kenya to export Tobacco to South Korea.

According to Joel Gitari, the chairperson of KeTCHPA, an umbrella body of civil society organisations fighting tobacco use, the recent move by the president will water down the many efforts they have made in the fight against the production and use of Tobacco in the country.

"We have a major problem with this because it means Kenya will try to increase tobacco planting in the country and it is likely the number of Kenyans killed by tobacco through diseases such as cancer will increase," Mr Gitari said.

The group further noted that numerous studies done in Keny...