Kenya: Companies Suspected of Delaying Tobacco Bill in Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya — The Kenya Medical Association (KMA) has said tobacco companies are using their financial might and political connections to delay the study of a tobacco bill brought before Parliament last year.

At a joint consultation meeting convened by the Ministry of Health last week, KMA charged that tobacco companies were using unethical tactics to divert attention from health risks associated with tobacco smoking, which the bill aims to control.

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