Dear Mr. President, WE, Civil Society actors working to advance public health objectives for the citizens of Kenya congratulate you for being awarded the Political Leadership Award for Universal Health Coverage from the African Union, Access challenge. The right to the highest attainable standard of health is enshrined in our Constitution and we commend your [...]
Nearly 40 per cent of cancer deaths could be prevented with eight simple lifestyle changes, new research has concluded. Quitting smoking, eating healthier and boozing less would help stop the disease, which claims 8.2 million lives worldwide each year. Scientists suggest those three habits can be blamed for 30.4 per cent of all cancer deaths, [...]
Kenyan consumers have been spared higher prices of beer, juices, kerosene, water and second-hand cars after Parliament delayed the enforcement of a new law that empowers the taxman to charge new taxes that Treasury secretary Henry Rotich introduced in his June budget. The Excise Duty Bill, which increased levies on the items, was to take [...]
The Excise Duty Bill, 2015, was assented by the President and gazzetted by the Government printer on Friday 6th November 2015 . In principle, the Act shall commence not later than three months of notice in the Kenyan gazette by the Minister Download Excise Duty Act 2015 pdf
By Patrick Alushula All shisha joints in Nairobi will now have to get a licence before being allowed to operate, the county government has directed. The County Alcoholic Drinks Control Board will partner with the County Inter Agency Committee to conduct surveillance and inspection of all shisha joints to curb the rising number of people [...]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reinstated the higher taxes on beer, cigarettes, used cars, juices and water after he rejected the lower duties proposed by MPs in the Excise Duty Bill, 2015. The President’s proposed higher taxes are contained in a memo to MPs following his rejection of the Bill passed in Parliament, arguing that the [...]
Strategic planning is a critical element for articulating a shared vision, and for building and sustaining partnerships that are necessary for Kenya National Alcohol Control and Policy Alliance (KAPA) to work on specific goals. The key to a strategic plan which is fit for purpose is to identify the needs that are shared by all [...]
AN ACT of Parliament to establish an institutional framework for the control of drug and chemical substances abuse and for the formulation and implementation of policy thereto and for connected purposes. Download Full Document in PDF
The National Alcohol Policy is intended to provide a framework through which interventions that address all aspects of the use and abuse of alcohol in the country in terms of production distribution, consumption and regulation can be addressed in a systematic and coordinated fashion. This document recognizes the fact that alcohol is harmful to some [...]
