Read: BAT Velo pouches blow smoke over anti-tobacco lawsThe Kenya Tobacco Control Act of 2007 - which regulates all tobacco products and the nicotine pouches - requires the packaging of these products to carry warnings in both English and Kiswahili. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, Nominated MP Sabina Chege brought two tins of Velo pouches to the National Assembly chamber to illustrate the highly addictive substance that is freely sold on the local market. The Velo products sold in Kenya have only one warning on the front: "This product contains nicotine. "British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya PLC is licensed to manufacture tobacco products in Kenya and has sought to manufacture nicotine pouches in Kenya, but this has not yet commenced. There is no local manufacturer of nicotine pouches in the country, therefore all nicotine pouches are imported," the CS said.

Source: Daily Nation October 07, 2023 10:39 UTC