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[Rwanda] Law enforcers gear up to act on public smoking ban
Public places will be required to have a smoking area, with clear notices displayed in Kinyarwanda, English and French stating that smoking is only permitted in that area. The law will require premise owners or any person offended by a smoker anywhere o
Apr 3, 2013
The New Times (rw)
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Apr 3, 2013 09:20
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[Africa, Rwanda] WHO calls for heavy taxes on tobacco products
The east African Community (EAC) governments should increase taxes on tobacco products to discourage smoking. According to the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa, taxes on tobacco products are low in East Africa, which makes it easy for many people to
Apr 1, 2013
The New Times (rw)
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Apr 1, 2013 09:16
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[Africa] Rwanda ranked least EAC country on death attributable to tobacco
Kigali: Research findings from the 2012 study indicate that, 7.5% of the Rwandan population are tobacco consumers a fact that ranks Rwanda the least tobacco consumer compared to other EAC countries ... The proportion of death attributable to tobacco vari
Mar 29, 2013
Rwanda News Agency (rw)
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Mar 29, 2013 14:39
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Rwanda smoking law to affect businesses
According to the new law, smokers will be among others prohibited from smoking in public areas like such as office buildings, court premises, factories, cinema halls, theatres, hospitals, clinics, restaurants, hotels and bars, among other places.
Oct 8, 2012
East African Business Week
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Oct 12, 2012 08:01
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[Rwanda] MPs push for ban on public smoking
The imminent tobacco law is not meant to entirely abolish tobacco in the country but it must reduce risks of use, members of a joint Senate-Chamber of Deputies committee set up to streamline issues in the draft tobacco bill stressed on Wednesday. While
Jul 26, 2012
The New Times (rw)
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Jul 27, 2012 20:25
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[Rwanda] Anti-smoking bill lingers in Parliament
A clause forbidding smoking in public places will remain intact to mitigate illnesses caused by passive smoking as legislators continue to review the draft tobacco bill.
Jul 14, 2012
The New Times (rw)
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Jul 14, 2012 14:15
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[Rwanda] EDITORIAL: Anti-smoking law will save lives
LAST week Senate passed the smoking control bill which had dragged on for more than two years. . . . Smoking in public is unacceptable and many countries have moved to make this habit costly for those who do it. However it has a challenge of enforcement.
Oct 7, 2012
The New Times (rw)
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Oct 7, 2012 18:05
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[Rwanda] Are the days of public smokers numbered?
THE Senate has moved closer to making smoking in public places illegal. This week, the house unanimously voted in favour of the tobacco control legislation that had spent the last two years in the senate. When the bill comes into law, smokers may have t
Oct 7, 2012
The New Times (rw)
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Oct 8, 2012 04:50
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[Rwanda, Uganda] Curbing Illicit Trade
Rwanda, Uganda launch joint border surveillance at Gatuna
Jul 31, 2012
The Independent (ug)
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Jul 31, 2012 11:51
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[Rwanda] EDITORIAL: Smoking in public not acceptable
Oct 21, 2011
The New Times (rw)
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Oct 21, 2011 00:00