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The controversial Excise Duty Bill 2015 awaiting the President’s signature has been criticised by lobby groups for contravening World Health Organisation (WHO) conventions on tobacco control, which Kenya agreed to follow.
In the proposed law, plain cigarettes or cigarettes with an ex-factory selling price of up to Sh2,750 per mille are to attract a Sh900 levy per 1,000 units.
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