Kenya: Delays to Tobacco Bill Fuel Misinformation On Safer Nicotine Products, Experts Warn

Nairobi — Health experts have raised alarm over delays in passing Kenya’s Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024, warning that regulatory stagnation is fuelling misinformation about smokeless nicotine products and hindering efforts to reduce tobacco-related harm.

Marking World Vape Day, the Harm Reduction Society called on the Senate to fast-track the Bill, which was first introduced in July 2024 but remains stalled. The proposed legislation would establish Kenya’s first legal framework for…