Working with Policy Making Institutions, Departments and Stakeholders in the Legislative Process to draft and advocate for Pro-People Policies & Legislation
Nairobi, Kenya
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1/ Today, IILA is convening stakeholders for the dissemination of the Tobacco Control Policy Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Strategy. The meeting seeks to build a shared understanding of identified risks and agree on priority actions.
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1/ Today, IILA is convening stakeholders for the dissemination of the Tobacco Control Policy Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Strategy. The meeting seeks to build a shared understanding of identified risks and agree on priority actions.
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So, how can these risks be addressed?
Presenting the Policy Risk Assessment findings, our programme manager, Ken Marau, outlined a two-track mitigation roadmap: immediate administrative interventions alongside longer-term legislative reforms.
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4/ But how do we measure whether these interventions are working? Building on the proposed mitigation roadmap, Dr. Peter Magati presented an accountability framework linking institutional responsibilities to measurable outcomes and verifiable results.
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Exactly! The assessment goes beyond identifying policy gaps to outlining practical measures for addressing them. The focus now is on translating these recommendations into coordinated action to strengthen tobacco control in Kenya.
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The Tobacco Control Policy Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategy Report is a practical decision making tool as it has incorporated emerging policy challenges and gaps in Tobacco Control and how to fix them practically in accordance with the Law. #StrengthenTobaccoControlKE
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Faith leaders can help bring food policy conversations closer to communities.
Last week, IILA joined the @KenyaNCCK workshop in Machakos to develop sermon guides on healthier food policies, including warning labels, child protection, and trans fat regulation.
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Harmful iTFAs have no place in our food!
As IILA's Kelvin Mithamo emphasizes, strong regulations must protect every Kenyan, regardless of where they shop.
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Rather than relying solely on rigid exclusion (which can trigger procedural legal vulnerabilities), effective advocacy requires putting the industry on the spot: rigorously exposing unethical practices
Tobacco industry interference extends past local health lobbying. Multinationals use trade agreements as legal tools to bypass national public health protections.
Read the full factsheet to uncover their hidden tactics: shorturl.at/w4edy
#ProtectHealthInTrade
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Advocate for statutory requirements that mandate the Ministry of Health be a permanent, active consultative stakeholder on National AfCFTA Implementation Committees to screen trade rules and vet corporate claims.
Tobacco industry interference does not stop at the health sector. Trade and economic spaces also matter. Explore this factsheet by @IILAinfo to understand where these interests intersect - shorturl.at/w4edy #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
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As Kenya implements #AfCFTA, public health expertise must have a meaningful place in trade policy decisions.
Giving @MOH_Kenya an active role in the implementation committee would help ensure trade decisions are assessed alongside their potential public health implications.
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Understanding tobacco industry engagement in these spaces is crucial to protecting public health policies.
Regional trade processes can have significant implications for tobacco control. Understanding tobacco industry engagement in these spaces is crucial to protecting public health policies. Read the factsheet to explore the issues.
Read the factsheet
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Trade should drive economic growth while protecting public health. As regional integration advances, health safeguards must remain part of every trade conversation. Development should benefit people without compromising their well-being.
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Trade decisions made at regional level should shape the policies that protect our health. Understanding how these processes work is key to ensuring public health remains a priority.
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Regional trade decisions affect how effectively countries protect public health, making it essential to understand their implications for tobacco control.
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Regional trade processes must put people’s health first by ensuring that economic cooperation does not undermine tobacco-control measures. #ProtectHealthInTrade
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Tobacco control is not shaped by health policies alone. Regional trade and economic processes influence public health safeguards, making them important spaces to monitor for potential!
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Regional trade agreements shape national policies, including tobacco control measures. Understanding their influence is essential to ensuring that public health safeguards remain a priority in trade related decisions.
shorturl.at/w4edy
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Public access to submissions & proposals in regional trade processes enable stakeholders to understand their potential implications for tobacco control & assess how public health safeguards may be affected, (Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC).
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Regional trade processes influence policy decisions and shape the environment in which tobacco control measures are developed and implemented. Explore the IILA fact sheet to learn more:
shorturl.at/w4edy
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International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Transparency is essential to protecting public health.
Making tobacco industry submissions to policy institutions publicly accessible allows stakeholders to scrutinize and challenge unsupported claims that may impact public health.
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