BAT profit rises by 41pc to Ksh.5.5B on lower costs, taxes

By Kepha Muiruri,

BAT Kenya has announced a 41 per cent growth in profit for the year ended December 31, 2020 to Ksh.5.5 billion from Ksh.3.9 billion in 2019. The hi...

BAT Kenya

Tobacco manufacturers fingered for profiting off the pandemic

By Kepha Muiruri,

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

Health CS Kagwe questions licensing of LYFT nicotine pouches

By Reuters,

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has accused the regulator of flouting tobacco control laws when it licensed the sale of LYFT nicotine pouches by British Americ...

Lyft , nicotine

BAT full year profit thins to Ksh.3.9 billion on higher costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

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

Facebook and Instagram to restrict content related to alcohol, tobacco and e-cigarettes

By CNN,

Facebook will unveil a new policy on Wednesday to restrict sales and limit content related to alcohol and tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, a ...

alcohol , E-Cigarettes , facebook , instagram , Tobacco

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

E-cigarettes can double success rates of quitting smoking – Report

By Karanja Morgan,

People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more likely to report success than those trying to quit without help from any stop-smoking aid...

cigarette , quit , smoking , Tobacco

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

Your Grandma may be old, but that doesn’t mean you will be, genetics study

By CNN,

Think you'll be around for a long time because Grandma lived to a ripe old age? Not so fast: Genetics has only a small impact on longevity, a new stud...

Genetics study , Life span

Few smokers know about added sugar in cigarettes

By Reuters,

Very few smokers know there is sugar added to cigarettes, a new survey suggests. In addition, very few realise that added sugar increases toxins in...

cigarettes , smoking

BAT eyes product diversification to boost income

By Kepha Muiruri,

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

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

Mailu: Why I banned shisha in Kenya

By Dzuya Walter,

Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Cleopa Mailu has asked the court to dismiss the case challenging shisha ban claiming that consumption of the product in K...

Cleophas Mailu , CS Mailu: Why I banned shisha in Kenya , Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Cleopa Mailu , Public Health Act , Shisha ban , shisha ban in Kenya

Cigarette smoking during pregnancy linked to ADHD risk in offspring

By Reuters,

Children born to women who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy, especially when mothers are heavy smokers, are at an increased risk for attention-defici...

Health CS Cleopa Mailu bans sale,smoking of shisha in Kenya

By Brian Okoth,

Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Cleopa Mailu has banned the importation, manufacturing, sale, use, advertisement, promotion and distribution of shisha in...

advertisement , ban , banned , Distribution , Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Cleopa Mailu , importation , Manufacturing , promotion , sale , shisha , shisha smoking , use

Obama scared to death of Michelle, says former Speaker

By Ian Omondi,

Former US president Barack Obama stopped smoking and never went back to it for the fear of his wife. In an exclusive interview with Politico Magazi...

Barack Obama , cigarette smoking , John Boehner , Michelle Obama , Nicorette , Politico Magazine

Study reveals high environmental cost of tobacco

By CNN,

Smoking kills 7 million people a year, and it scars the planet through deforestation, pollution and littering. Details of the environmental cos...

anti-tobacco laws , tobacco farmers , Tobacco industry , Tobacco industry should follow stringent package warning rules-India , tobacco products , tobacco regulations act 2014 , World No Tobacco Day

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

Scientists find link between smoking mothers, attention Disorders

By VOA,

Need a good reason to quit smoking during pregnancy, aside from the prospect of cancer, lung and heart disease, stillbirth, infertility, and low birth...

health , nicotine , pregnancy , smoking , smoking mothers