{
  "id": 18288505,
  "title": "Kenya Loses KSh47 Billion to Illicit Cigarette Trade in Five Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/kenya-loses-ksh47-billion-to-illicit-cigarette-trade-in-five-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/kenya-loses-ksh47-billion-to-illicit-cigarette-trade-in-five-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya lost an estimated Sh47 billion in excise duty and VAT revenue between 2021 and 2025 due to the illicit cigarette trade, according to a new study by global market research firm Kantar commissioned by BAT Kenya. The study estimates that illicit cigarettes accounted for 45.1% of total cigarette consumption in Kenya in 2025, meaning [...] The post Kenya Loses KSh47 Billion to Illicit Cigarette…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}