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The evolution of smoking in Kenya

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Young people coming of age in an era where stuffy smoking zones, always tucked near the toilet, separate social misfits from society would never believe that smoking was once cool.

In days gone by, a man with a cigarette dangling from his lips in a movie always shot all the bad guys and walked away with the prettiest girl. These days, the man who lights up in a movie never gets the girl and always gets shot by the good guys!

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