Poor implementation of tobacco rules fuelling addiction, NGO laments



Nation | by Aggrey Omboki


Haphazard implementation of tobacco control laws is fuelling the spread of tobacco consumption among teens, Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (Ketca) chair Joel Gitali has said.

Speaking on Friday during a webinar on tobacco control in the country hosted by the anti-tobacco lobby, Mr Gitali said the government’s policy on tobacco was allowing tobacco firms to introduce new products in the market and also pay less taxes using offshore tax havens.

“Our national policy on tobacco is made up of…

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