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Illicit cigarette trade costs Kenya 4,700 jobs as illegal market grows to 45%

Kenya's formal tobacco industry lost an estimated 4,700 jobs between 2022 and 2025 as illicit cigarette trade expanded, a new industry report has found. A study by Kantar Insights East Africa, commissioned by British American Tobacco Kenya (BAT Kenya), estimates that the formal tobacco sector supported about 75,300 jobs in 2025, down from 80,000 in [...] The post Illicit cigarette trade costs Kenya 4,700 jobs as illegal market grows to 45% appeared first on Kahawatungu.

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