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[Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe] Zim hosts tobacco growers’ indaba

Zimbabwe is hosting the International Tobacco Growers’ Association Africa meeting which starts in Harare today. More than 20 delegates from member countries - Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa and Tanzania - are expected to atten
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 5, 2013 17:45
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[Africa, Kenya] HEALTH CABINET SECRETARY TO TALK ABOUT TOBACCO USE

James Macharia, Health Cabinet secretary is this morning expected to hold a media brief on Tobacco use and the steps his ministry is taking to reduce its consumption. This is ahead of the World No Tobacco day which will be marked tomorrow. This year's th
Nairobi Star (ke)
added May 31, 2013 03:14
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[Africa, Kenya] State urged to enforce Tobacco Act

Speaking at Safari Park Hotel during a 'No To Tobacco's takeholders meeting yesterday, Vincent Kimosop from International Institute for Legislative Affairs said the government has done little to enforce the Tobacco Control Act.
Nairobi Star (ke)
added May 22, 2013 08:53
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[Africa, Kenya] The Cutting Edge: TOO MANY SMOKERS

Does the ban on smoking in public only apply to Nairobi’s central business district? asks Peter Mathenge. In Nairobi West shopping centre and at the Nyayo National Stadium, for instance, smokers freely indulge in the habit.
Daily Nation (ke)
added May 17, 2013 13:50
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[Africa, Kenya] BAT eyes premium smokers to cut reliance on Sportsman

AT Kenya will now focus on the high-end cigarette market with its premier Dunhill brand to drive growth. The firm sold more than five billion cigarette sticks last year, with its flagship Sportsman brand accounting for more than half of total sale volumes
Business Daily Africa (The Nation) (ke)
added May 6, 2013 02:01
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[Africa, Kenya] Don’t expect us to puff in the Counties – BAT

(BAT) has ruled out the possibility of investing in new factories in Kenya. The company’s out going Managing Director Gary Fagan said on Tuesday that although there has been pressure from new county governments, such proposals have not been driven by fac
Capital FM Kenya (ke)
added Apr 30, 2013 22:16
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[Kenya] We want a tobacco plant, farmers plead

Tobacco farmers in Migori have appealed to the county government to seek investors to build a processing plant. Through their union, Kenya Tobacco Farmers Association, they said it would boost the county’s economy.
The Standard (ke)
added Apr 4, 2013 08:11
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[Kenya] Why Tanzanian smokers cannot evade the taxman

There are complaints that the perennial preying on the purses of beer drinkers, cigarette smokers and those who sip a soda or two per day is unfair. Proponents posit there is need to look for alternative means to generate of tax income.
East African Business Week
added Apr 2, 2013 12:42
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[Kenya] Tobacco farmers demand factory

Over 20,000 tobacco farmers in Migori have asked the county government to help identify investors for the setting up of a factory as pledged during campaigns to the March 4 elections. Through the Kenya Tobacco Farmers Association, the farmers said Migori
Nairobi Star (ke)
added Apr 2, 2013 12:39
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[Kenya, Sweden] Gigwise New Swedish star talks tennis, cigarettes and recording duets with his girlfriend

Magnusson recently travelled to Africa in search of a new direction and stumbled across his new guise whilst smoking the 'second best cigarettes in Kenya'. The Swedish singer tells Gigwise of his hopes for Sportsman and why he felt it was time to go solo
Gigwise (uk)
added Mar 25, 2013 16:54
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