From betting to alcohol and unga: The overview of your new taxes

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law the Finance Act, 2019 on Thursday instantaneously bringing on board a whole new raft of taxes to the door ste...

Philip Morris launches first Africa store to spark alternative cigarettes demand

By Reuters,

The South African unit of cigarette maker Philip Morris International opened its first flagship store in Johannesburg on Thursday, as it tries to grow...

philip morris , south africa

U.S. to restrict e-cigarette flavors to fight teenage vaping ‘epidemic’

By Reuters,

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next week will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores a...

e-Cigarette , United States

Vaping, the new trend for smokers

By Sally Boyani,

As shisha fanatics are still grappling with idea of a forced detox after the Ministry of Health banned their favourite leisure feature, some budding e...

cdc , electronic cigarettes , shisha , vaping , World Health Organisation

KRA trains eyes on bottled water, juice, cosmetics in excise duty drive

By Citizen Reporter,

Manufacturers of non-alcoholic beverages, food supplements and cosmetics  will be required to affix excise duty stamps on their products as the taxma...

bottled water , cosmetics , EGMS , excisable goods management system , excise duty , food supplements , juice , Kenya Revenue Authority , KRA , revenue collection , soda in plastic bottles , tobacco products

KRA targets e-cigarettes, sheesha in new excise duty plan

By Citizen Reporter,

Manufacturers and importers of tobacco products in Kenya will be required to affix excise duty stamps on their products as the government rolls out a ...

cigarettes , cigars , electronic cigarettes , excise duty , excise duty stamps , KRA , revenue collection , Sheesha , smoking , tax compliance , Tobacco , unregulated products

British American Tobacco to test e-cigarette in Japan

By Reuters,

British American Tobacco PLC (BAT) plans to test a new tobacco-based cigarette alternative in Japan next month, it said on Tuesday, taking aim at Phil...

E-Cigarettes found more harmful than thought

By Reuters,

While less harmful than regular cigarettes, the electronic substitutes, the so-called e-cigarettes, contain toxic chemicals whose levels vary with tem...

E-Cigarettes , E-Cigarettes found more harmful than thought , health

E-cigarette use rises rapidly in UK, France- Study

By Reuters,

The number of people in France and Britain who have tried an electronic or e-cigarette has risen sharply in just two years, according to a Europe-wide...

e-Cigarette , France , healrh , Tobacco , UK , world

KRA Destroys Ksh 30M Counterfeit Excisable Goods

By Citizen,

The goods comprising of wines, spirits and cigarettes were recently seized from unscrupulous traders in Kisumu, Kakamega, Eldoret, Mumias, Malaba,Busi...