{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_qfm5dmum22mhbwzcnj4q","title":"Kisumu traders oppose proposal to raise minimum smoking age","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/kisumu-traders-oppose-proposal-to-raise-minimum-smoking-age-qfm5dmum22","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_rdkom2me763gfzmzpn4a","seq":363041,"kind":"article","title":"Hospitality traders in Kisumu push back on proposed 21‑year age limit in Tobacco Control Bill","url":"https://kenya-today.com/report-hospitality-traders-in-kisumu-push-back-on-proposed-21year-age-limit-in-tobacco-control-bill-3840","published":"2026-09-28T03:47:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T07:05:18Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kenya-today.com","name":"kenya-today.com","domain":"kenya-today.com"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","politics","health"],"entities":[{"id":"Q214485","name":"Kisumu","type":"place"}],"story":"st_qfm5dmum22mhbwzcnj4q","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.2800000011920929,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.14000000059604645,"political":0.2199999988079071},{"id":"n_qfm5dmum22mhbwzcnj4q","seq":240931,"kind":"article","title":"Kisumu traders oppose proposal to raise minimum smoking age","url":"https://www.kbc.co.ke/kisumu-traders-oppose-proposal-to-raise-minimum-smoking-age","summary":"A section of Kisumu County hospitality traders has opposed a proposal to raise the minimum age of smoking to 21 years saying the move is impractical. Speaking on the sidelines of a public participation exercise on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill in Kisumu on Saturday, the traders questioned the motive of the proposal, adding that […] The post Kisumu traders oppose proposal to raise minimum smoking age appeared first on KBC Digital .","published":"2026-09-27T11:35:12Z","seen":"2026-09-27T12:17:43Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-kbc-co-ke-786bda","name":"kbc.co.ke","domain":"kbc.co.ke","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q6392548","name":"Kenya Broadcasting Corporation","type":"other","country":"KE","designations":["broadcast network"]}},"via":"kite-kbc-co-ke-786bda","topics":["county news","news"],"authors":["KBC Digital"],"entities":[{"id":"Q214485","name":"Kisumu","type":"place"}],"image":"https://www.kbc.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Dan-Ouma-Chairperson-of-The-Pubs-Entertainment-and-Restaurants-Association-of-Kenya-PERAK-in-Kisumu-addressing-media-on-the-Tobacco-Control-Amendment-Bill-of-2024.jpeg","story":"st_qfm5dmum22mhbwzcnj4q","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.33000001311302185,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5699999928474426,"political":0.550000011920929}]}