SCAD Kenya

SCAD is proud to be represented at the launch of the Kenya To***co Industry Interference Index Report convened by

The findings reveal a concerning trend. Kenya now ranks 19th out of 100 countries in the 2025 Global To***co Industry Interference Index, scoring 46—up from 40 in 2020. This places Kenya 6th out of 20 African countries, signaling moderate to high levels of to***co industry interference.

📈 The rising score reflects growing industry influence through tactics such as lobbying against stronger health warnings, pushing for lenient regulatory timelines, and alleged corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities that blur the line between public health and corporate interests.

⚠️ The report also highlights critical governance gaps, including conflicts of interest, weak disclosure mechanisms, and insufficient monitoring of interactions between government officials and the to***co industry. These gaps undermine efforts to fully protect public health policies from vested commercial interests.

As youth advocates, SCAD remains committed to strengthening transparency, accountability, and the full implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on To***co Control, which requires governments to protect health policies from to***co industry interference.

Public health must always come before profits.

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The momentum of continues — and today, prevention met purpose at Kangemi Vocational Training Centre.

SCAD was proud to join hands with Nairobi County Social Services and Reform Uishi Poa for a powerful youth sensitization forum focused on drug use prevention and building resilience among young people.

In a community where opportunity and vulnerability often exist side by side, conversations like these matter. We engaged young people aged 18–24 in honest dialogue about the risk factors that increase drug use, from peer pressure and unemployment to stress and limited opportunities, while also highlighting the protective factors that strengthen them: life skills, mentorship, supportive environments, and clear goals for the future.

At Kangemi VTC, we witnessed courage in conversation, curiosity in learning, and commitment to positive choices. This is how change begins, not just through policies, but through people.

We are building and creating pathways toward , one conversation, one skill, one young person at a time.

Insightful conversations and sessions at Afri Asia drug Summit 2025. Conversations bridging science, policies and lived experiences in the fight against substance use.