News and Notes
Peter Miller, Molly Jarvis, Louisa Strain
Addiction October 16, 2008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02386.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | News report Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Tobacco industry Government linguistics Tobacco control Parliament Public health Advertising Law Environmental health Politics |
| Key points | Kenya's Tobacco Control Act, passed by parliament and effective after a nine-month implementation period, bans smoking in listed public places and regulates the production, manufacture, sale, and advertising of tobacco products, while permitting smoking in designated areas. The measure followed a prolonged legal dispute between the government and tobacco firms. |
Abstract
A law banning smoking in public places and regulating tobacco products in Kenya came into force in July, ending a long legal tussle between the government and tobacco firms. The Tobacco Control Act was passed in parliament last year but given a nine-month implementation period. It provides a legal framework to control the production, manufacture, sale, advertising and use of tobacco products. The ban defines ‘public places’ as office blocks, working areas, court buildings, education institutions, residential areas, places of worship, police stations, prisons, markets, malls, cinemas, theatres, children's homes and playing fields, but it allows smokers to light up in special designated areas.