Kenya wins praise for fight against illicit tobacco trade

Kenya loses billions of shillings in tax revenue and jobs to bootlegging of cigarettes. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya is among countries that have made great strides in controlling prevalence of illicit tobacco trade, a new World Bank report shows, citing implementation of tight measures by government.

In the report titled ‘Confronting Illicit Tobacco Trade: A Global Review of Country Experiences,’ the World Bank says Kenya has invested substantially in taxation and product tracking systems of controlling illicit trade in tobacco products since early 2000s.

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