Ukur Yatani, Cabinet Secretary to the Ministry of Finance in Kenya, has proposed changing the excise tax on liquid nicotine to 70 shillings (0.60 cents) per milliliter to reduce its use by users, including school children and teenagers.

E-cigarette industry advocates have warned that a new proposal to increase excise taxes on nicotine products would deprive smokers of safer alternatives and help the black market thrive, The Standard reported.

The Campaign for Safer Alternatives (Casa), a lobby group aimed at a smoke-free environment in Africa, said the tax change would lead to higher prices for e-cigarettes and negatively impact those who rely on e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking.

“Doubling taxes on e-cigarettes and nicotine bags is the opposite of a cash cow. If anything, it would force vapers into the black market, thereby taking more money from the Treasury.”

"Kenya's high vaping taxes have created a thriving black market for vaping products, with many shops selling untaxed e-cigarettes in broad daylight."

He said the tax increase would also increase health care costs for the Kenyan government, leaving e-cigarette users with no choice but to return to smoking or use unregulated black market e-cigarettes.

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