“Products such vape are taxed comparatively lower than combustible tobacco.."
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Tobacco products and apparatus associated for inhaling tobacco on display at Uasin Gishu Primary School ground during a function to mark 'World No Tobacco Day presided over by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on May 31, 2025. The prohibited items were impounded by Kenya Revenue Authority at the Eldoret International Airport. Photo credit:
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