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In July 2017, the Guardian revealed that in Kenya and Uganda, British American Tobacco sought to prevent the government from taking preventative measures against tobacco. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/http://stories.publiceye.ch/tobacco/ The blazing success of Swiss cigarettes in Africa], ''Public Eye'', January 2019, Accessed 10 July 2019 </ref> In 2019, the Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance called upon the National Treasury to investigate cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco alliance over alleged tax avoidance. This followed a report by Tax Justice Network that revealed how British American Tobacco avoids taxes in low and middle-income countries, which is not in line with the World Health Organization recommendations for tobacco taxes to be raised up to 70 per cent. Chief Executive Officer for Consumer International Network, Samuel Ochieng, also mentioned BAT could be increasingly evading taxes since they allegedly bribed policy makers and KRA officials. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2019/05/cigarette-manufacturer-bat-on-the-spot-for-tax-avoidance/ Cigarette manufacturer BAT on the spot for tax avoidance], ''Capital Business'', 27 May 2019, Accessed 31 January 2020 </ref> | In July 2017, the Guardian revealed that in Kenya and Uganda, British American Tobacco sought to prevent the government from taking preventative measures against tobacco. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/http://stories.publiceye.ch/tobacco/ The blazing success of Swiss cigarettes in Africa], ''Public Eye'', January 2019, Accessed 10 July 2019 </ref> In 2019, the Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance called upon the National Treasury to investigate cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco alliance over alleged tax avoidance. This followed a report by Tax Justice Network that revealed how British American Tobacco avoids taxes in low and middle-income countries, which is not in line with the World Health Organization recommendations for tobacco taxes to be raised up to 70 per cent. Chief Executive Officer for Consumer International Network, Samuel Ochieng, also mentioned BAT could be increasingly evading taxes since they allegedly bribed policy makers and KRA officials. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2019/05/cigarette-manufacturer-bat-on-the-spot-for-tax-avoidance/ Cigarette manufacturer BAT on the spot for tax avoidance], ''Capital Business'', 27 May 2019, Accessed 31 January 2020 </ref> | ||
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