Kenya Impact Assessment

Overview

The impact assessment for the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) was conducted in Kenya from 30 November to 2 December 2015. The international team consisted of experts and consultants. The team met senior leaders of government agencies, academia and NGOs involved in tobacco control.

Kenya has made significant advances in initiating and strengthening smokefree legislation as a result of the WHO FCTC. Kenya’s contribution to the drafting and negotiation of the WHO FCTC and its guidelines influenced its own national tobacco legislation. The WHO FCTC facilitated links between tobacco control, noncommunicable disease (NCD) strategies, community health strategies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Kenya.