The Kenyan government is implementing stricter tobacco control measures, including graphic health warnings on packaging, to combat rising cancer rates and the spread of illicit products. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale highlighted the public health emergency posed by tobacco and nicotine use, linking it to powerful individuals who obstruct destruction of seized harmful substances.

• Graphic health warnings will cover 30 percent of the front and 50 percent of the rear of tobacco packaging.
• Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale revealed that forensic tests confirmed narcotic substances in products disguised as tobacco.
• The new regulations are expected to come into effect nine months from their publication date of June 12, 2025.