IILA produces policy briefs that are topic or project specific. These are used for Public Education, Capacity Building and as material for advocacy as they provide succinct information to the reader for a quick understanding of issues. The following are the policy Briefs produced by us:
MAKING TOBACCO TAXES WORK FOR KENYA: PROPOSALS FOR THE NATIONAL BUDGET 2019/2020
The current cigarette tax structure (two-tiers of Ksh. 2,630 per mille for cigarette with filters and Ksh. 1,893 per mille for plain cigarettes is problematic & does not align with public health objectives of reducing [...]
IILA Tobacco Tax Proposals for FY 2018/19
TAX ADJUSTMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2018/2019 Action: REINTRODUCTION OF A FLAT EXCISE TAX RATE FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN KENYA (Effective Implementation of Article 6 of the WHOFCTC and Its Guidelines) Outcome: PROMOTING [...]
Meddling in Taxes? Uncovering Industry Interference in Tobacco Tax and price policies in Kenya
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability resulting in 7 million deaths yearly in the world with approximately 890,000 of these deaths occurring as result of exposure to second hand [...]
Mental Health in Kenya from Whispers to Awareness
There are currently 81 psychiatrists for a population of 41.6 million Kenyans. Most of these are in private practice with around 25 psychiatrists located in the public sector and even then are concentrated within urban [...]
Taxation of the Tobacco Industry in Kenya – A Case for Excise Duty
According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2014, the current smoking prevalence in Kenya is 15.1% among men and 0.8% among women with the national average of 7.8%. Daily cigarette smokers are 11.6% among men [...]
Excise Duty Bill 2015 Information Brief
BACKGROUND The right to the highest attainable standard of health is enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya as well as other national policy documents such as Vision 2030; the blue print for Economic, Social [...]