Kenya is among the countries that have failed to maintain best-practice tobacco tax levels, missing a critical opportunity to reduce tobacco use, save lives and unlock new revenue for health financing.
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that Kenya is among 20 countries that have either never reached or have since fallen below the threshold, where tobacco taxes account for at least 75 percent of the retail price of cigarettes; a benchmark regarded as the most effective tool for tobacco control.
