Alleged BribesIn Kenya, there are two leading cigarette makers– Mastermind Tobacco Kenya and British American Tobacco (BAT). And it is good too for tobacco processing firms despite a raft of regulations and sin taxes meant to curtail smoking. And despite commanding a huge customer base, both have been fighting the government on tough regulations and taxes that are meant to check their expansion. They wanted smoke houses such as the one Mwangi operates in abolished, and smokers allowed to puff freely. Top on the companies’ grievances is that the restriction they had bitterly fought - to have smokers allowed to puff publicly - was rejected.

Source: Standard Digital June 06, 2016 19:52 UTC