The Ministry of Health has suspended all existing licenses and import clearances related to the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or promotion of nicotine and related products, effective immediately.
Speaking during the World No Tobacco Day event at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale directed all persons and entities previously licensed to handle nicotine products to reapply within 21 days and submit full compliance documentation for consideration. "The Ministry of Health under the Tobacco Control Act 2007 and other applicable laws hereby suspends all existing licenses and import clearance related to the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale or promotion of nicotine and related products with immediate effect," said Duale.
He noted that the ministry will strictly enforce compliance, citing growing concerns over public health. "We are going to do a serious compliance vetting system going forward.
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