Traders ask Senate to shelve tobacco Bill

Boniface Gachoka, secretary general of the Bars, Hotels, Liquor traders association of Kenya, (BAHLITA) during a press conference in Nairobi. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Businesspeople have asked the Senate to throw out the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

Bar, Hotels and Liquor Traders Association of Kenya yesterday presented a petition demanding that all stakeholders, including consumers and manufacturers, are consulted.