As Kenyans struggle to make ends meet in the wake of the pandemic and out-of-control inflation, it has never seemed more true, that the two certainties in life are death and taxes. Luckily, just as a good accountant can ease…
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Today, three things are indisputable: we have to learn to live with COVID-19; we shall keep paying taxes; and, someday, we shall all die unless rapture, for those who believe in it, happens in our lifetime. Talking of death, tobacco kills over…
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Nearly 80 percent of the world’s one billion smokers live in low and middle-income countries. According to data culled from the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco consumption is prevalent in Africa, as one in every five African adolescents uses tobacco. The World Health…
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Tobacco consumption has been a contentious issue for decades, given that the substance is one of the major causes of terminal ailments. This was why the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) labeled tobacco use as a public health…
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The Kenyan government is increasingly becoming intolerant of the people’s will and freedom of choice by imposing several lifestyle regulations. When the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020, many countries assumed society’s ‘nanny.’ They seized the opportunity to impose restrictions like…
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A few years ago, I was at a recording studio with a friend who had an object that looked like a pen. He flicked something on its side and put it in his mouth. As he was sucking on the…
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