The Ministry of Health has dismissed claims that it is working with British American Tobacco (BAT) to sensitise the public on the dangers of tobacco use.
Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni, in a quick rejoinder following public uproar, reiterated the government's firm stance against tobacco, stating that the crackdown on tobacco use will continue.
Muthoni said the allegations were a deliberate attempt to tarnish the Ministry's efforts to reduce non-communicable diseases such as cancer, which are strongly linked to tobacco use.
She was responding to claims by a lobby group alleging that she had signed a letter indicating collaboration with British American Tobacco (BAT)-a document she dismissed as fake. .Keep ReadingClinical officers now call for an overhaul of SHA board leadershipWhen masturbation exposes you to urinary tract infectionsControversy stalks adoption of GMOs depite experts' assuranceHow ignoring lump in my breast, led to a devastating diagnosis"After seeing the letter circulating online, I flagged it as fake.
