Manufacturers of tobacco products will start contributing 2% of the value of the tobacco products they manufacture or import in a given financial year to assist the State in dealing with the adverse effects of tobacco consumption. This is after the Supreme Court allowed the Tobacco Control Regulations 2014 to be effected without further delay. Director of Public Health Kepha Ombacho says they are in the process of establishing a board to manage the Tobacco Control Fund.
He said "We have embarked on enforcing the law because the court has given us the go-ahead. All those in the industry should be able to comply. The bigger winners here are the public. This has taken long but it is finally here.