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Tobacco manufacturers fingered for profiting off the pandemic
By Kepha Muiruri, 1540, November 17, 2020 (EAT)
Tobacco manufacturers have been fingered for using the COVID-19 pandemic to weaken regulations limiting tobacco use. This is according to a new rep...

British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya , Covid-19 pandemic , Tobacco
Isuzu MD Rita Kavashe named BAT Chair
By Kepha Muiruri, 1437, September 1, 2020 (EAT)
Isuzu East Africa Managing Director Rita Kavashe has been named as the British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya new board chairperson. Ms Kavashe who h...

BAT , Rita Kavashe
NSE sees new slide as dividend season closes
By Kepha Muiruri, 1724, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has begun witnessing a new slide as listed entities close their books ahead of dividend payments. The second-...

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) , NSE 20
BAT half-year profit rises to Ksh.2.7 billion
By Kepha Muiruri, 940, July 16, 2020 (EAT)
British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya has posted an eight per cent growth in profit in six months to Ksh.2.7 billion. The half year growth in earnin...

BAT Kenya , VAT
Safaricom, EABL leads NSE rebound
By Kepha Muiruri, 958, July 7, 2020 (EAT)
The stocks of Safaricom and the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) have led the rebound witnessed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) from the...

COVID-19 , Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)
BAT full year profit thins to Ksh.3.9 billion on higher costs
By Kepha Muiruri, 945, February 20, 2020 (EAT)
Tobacco manufacturer British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya has announced a Ksh.3.9 billion full year profit for 2019 representing a 4.9 per cent dip ...

British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya , tobacco regulations
BAT risks expulsion from NSE derivatives market
By Kepha Muiruri, 1856, August 13, 2019 (EAT)
British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya risks expulsion from the recently launched derivatives market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) over non-o...

BAT Kenya , CMA , derivatives , nse
Tobacco control advocacy lobbys Treasury to probe BAT for tax avoidance
By Kepha Muiruri, 1901, May 28, 2019 (EAT)
The Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (KETCA) has written to the National Treasury calling for the investigation of the British American Tobacco (BAT) ov...

British American Tobacco (BAT) , Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance , National Treasury , Tax Justice Network
BAT eyes product diversification to boost income
By Kepha Muiruri, 1309, May 15, 2018 (EAT)
Global tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) has put down plans to access the potential of alternative tobacco products in the country in an ef...

BAT , Beverly Spencer , cigarette , shisha , smoking , Tobacco , World Health Organisation
BAT calls for the rational taxation of tobacco
By Kepha Muiruri, 1209, May 14, 2018 (EAT)
Cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya is urging the government to review its taxation policy for the country’s tobacco sector saying ...

AGM , BAT , Beverly Spencer , British American Tobacco , cigarette , counterfeit , illicit trade , taxation
Big win for Health Ministry as BAT loses case on tobacco regulation
By Maureen Murimi, 2331, March 25, 2016 (EAT)
The High Court has adopted the proposed tobacco regulations seeking to control the manufacture, sale and advertising of tobacco products, with Judge M...

BAT , British American Tobacco , high court , kenya , Tobacco
KRA commences probe into BAT Stamp Duty bribery claims
By Maureen Murimi, 1740, December 21, 2015 (EAT)
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has started investigations into allegations of British American Tobacco (BAT) trying to influence Excise Duty Stamps...

BAT , Bribery , British American Tobacco , kenya , Kenya Revenue Authority , KRA
Wetangula to sue BBC for defamation
By Citizen Reporter, 1336, December 19, 2015 (EAT)
Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula has now threatened to sue International Media house BBC for defamation. This follows reports published by BBC accus...

BAT , BBC , Bribery , bribery scam , bribery scandal , British American Tobacco , cigarette , defamation , kenya , Tobacco , Wetangula
I have never taken a bribe -Martha Karua
By Citizen Reporter, 1132, December 19, 2015 (EAT)
Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua has has never taken a bribe as stated in a story published by British newspaper 'The Independent' linking he...

BAT , bribe , Britain , cigarette , cigarette smuggling , Imanyara , kenya , martha karua , Paul Hopkins , Serious Fraud Office , Tobacco , Wetangula
Migori tobacco farmers forced into SACCOs
By Bernice Sila, 1840, August 17, 2015 (EAT)
Tobacco farmers from Migori County now want the government to intervene over what they term as stringent policy from tobacco processing firms. Led ...

africa , BAT , kenya , MigoriCounty , Tobacco , tobacco farmers