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Illicit cigarettes in Kenya come 95% from Uganda

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Uganda is reportedly the source of 95% of illicit cigarettes entering the Kenyan market, according to a Kantar Insights East Africa study. The clandestine trade reportedly deprived the Kenyan government of 47 billion shillings in tax revenue over five years, Business Daily Africa reports.

Kenya’s illicit cigarette market is supplied 95% by products from Uganda, according to a study by Kantar Insights East Africa, a market research company. The remaining 5% comes from South Sudan and Somalia.

The smuggling of cigarettes deprived the Kenyan government of 47 billion shillings in tax revenue over the past five years, according to the Kantar Insights East Africa study.

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