cigarettes for sale in Kenya are marked ''for sale in Kenya only'". #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

those for export bear bar codes indicating which markets they are destined for. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

lorries carrying tobacco for export are sealed in factory and tracked electronically until they reach the border. ... #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

,,,this prevents diversion along Kenyan roads. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

Kenya is working with its East African neighbours to install similar systems so they too can track through their country. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

If a packet for sale in Kenya is found without a tax stamp it is seized. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

Importers also have to mark packets as 'for sale in Kenya only'. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

Packets not bearing tax stamps and not having for sale in kenya only are also seized. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

Kenya has managed to reduce illicit trade from 30% to 10%. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

A Protocol to reduce Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products has been negotiated. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

It requires 40 countries to sign it for it to be binding. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

So far it has 31 parties . 9 more countries are needed for it to become operational. #ratifyitpke x.com/RachelDevotsu/…

However, other countries like Brazil and the EU also like Kenya have national systems of dealing with illicit trade. #ratifyitpke x.com/RachelDevotsu/…

The requirements of the tracking and tracing system & the control of the supply chain need to be standardised across countries #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

Countries also need to share information through a global mechanism which is set up by the Protocol. #ratifyitpke x.com/RachelDevotsu/…

Illicit trade is a crossborder crime so law enforcement agencies in multiple countries could be involved. #ratifyitpke x.com/RachelDevotsu/…

The Protocol provides for how countries can cooperate in sharing sensitive information and apprehending suspects. #ratifyitpke x.com/RachelDevotsu/…

Kenya Revenue Authority, the Police, the Ministry of Health, AntiCounterfeit Agency and the Kenya Bureau of Standards ... #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…

... Attorney General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs x.com/RachelDevotsu/…

All stakeholders within cabinet, Parliament and civil society should work together to deal with illicit tobacco in Kenya. #ratifyitpke x.com/IILAinfo/statu…