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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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
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
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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.
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
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
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.
#ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
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.
#ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
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.
#ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
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
#TIMRKenya
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!
#ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
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
#ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
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).
#ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
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
#PrrotectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
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.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
As Kenya implements #AfCFTA , @MOH_Kenya ought to have a permanent, active role in the National AfCFTA Implementation Committee to ensure that trade decisions are assessed alongside their potential public health implications. #ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Regional trade processes have implications on Tobacco Control measures. Understanding how these processes work is key to informed policy decisions that consider both trade and public health. Explore: shorturl.at/w4edy #ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Tobacco industry submissions should be publicly accessible for stakeholders to see what is being proposed and assess the implications including when industry interests enter trade and economic policy spaces in line with Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Kenya’s regional trade commitments must be implemented in ways that preserve existing tobacco control measures and protect public health. #ProtectHealthInTrade
#TIMRKenya
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Well a trade deal always makes headlines for its promises: can be new markets, jobs, growth.
But the question that stays with me is quieter: when the rules are written, who is in the room to protect our health?
That belongs in the celebration too.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
Something I’m taking away from this campaign: tobacco industry influence doesn't always look like a health debate.
It can surface in arguments about taxes, trade or investment. So ask: who proposed what, and whose interests might it serve?
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
International Institute for Legislative Affairs retweeted
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Tobacco industry influence can extend beyond health ministries into regional trade and economic policy spaces. As Kenya implements AfCFTA, these processes must be transparent and their implications for tobacco control carefully assessed.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
