THE SMOKY ZONE

A habit is like a disease that is one of the well-known phrases among those who happened to be in an English class. Smoking is one of those habits that eventually confine one to a lifetime commitment if the habit is not tamed.

smoking zone in CBD

I have a very close friend in fact a fellow in my trade who has fought this habit for the last six years. Actually am relaxed at last for his birthday resolution to drop the habit.

Smokers cause a lot of pollution ranging from self-pollution to environmental. One stick of a cigarette contains about 700 chemical substances. From my close observation of this friend of mine he could smoke around 3 sticks during the day. Please note that at night I could not tell how many.

Let us give him 5 sticks in 24 hours. When you multiply 700 by 5 it equates to 3500 substances within 24 hours. With or without much scientific knowledge one can easily tell the underlying danger with smoking with such simple arithmetic.

The second form of smoking occurs whenever a smoker does it in public places exposing others to those pollutants. The people next to them smoke as secondary smokers when the smoke is released into the atmosphere.

Smoking in public in Kenya was banned and smoking zones were introduced for the sake of those who smoke.

In Nairobi CBD there are areas secured where the thirst for a cigar is quenched. You should at least visit one of these zones to witness.

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