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Jump to full article: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (ke), 2009-05-29
Author: Written By: Zipporah Njeri , Posted: Fri, May 29, 2009
Intro: Cigarette manufacturers risk prosecution if they do not adhere to the Tobacco Control Act that calls for pictorial warning messages on the cigarettes packs.
The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation says that the Act which obligates players to give both words and pictorial messages is in force.
The Chairman of the Tobacco Control Board Prof Peter Odhiambo said the deadline or compliance with the new law has run out.
"Pictorial messages will be more effective than just written words because we know that we have some cases in rural areas where some people cannot read. Tobacco health warnings are therefore strong defenses," he said.
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