UK APPROVES SWEEPING LAW TO BAN CIGARETTE SALES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. (PHOTO).
UK approves sweeping law to ban cigarette sales for future generations The United Kingdom has taken a major step toward eliminating smoking among future generations after lawmakers approved sweeping legislation that bans the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. The measure, one of the most aggressive anti-tobacco efforts globally, ensures that today’s children will never be legally sold cigarettes. It also outlaws the sale and supply of herbal smoking products and cigarette papers to the same age group, while introducing a nationwide ban on snus, an oral tobacco product. The law establishes strict enforcement measures, including fines for retailers who fail to verify ages and harsher penalties for repeat violations, with courts given the authority to suspend businesses from selling tobacco or vaping products for up to a year. The legislation significantly expands government oversight of vaping, granting officials the power to...
Today monday,54 year old Kenya President,Uhuru Kenyatta has declared corruption a national security threat.He also announced a raft of measures to bolsterthe fight against the rampant corruption in the East African nation.The measures include vetting of customs and revenues officers,whom the government believes are denying the country revenue by taking bribes to overlook individuals and institutions tax obligations,President Kenyatta's regime has received massive criticism for not doing enough to combat graft.Transparency International ranks Kenya at a low 145 out of 174 countries in its index of perception of graft aong coutries.
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