英美烟草公司则瞄准国家立法机构，据称曾贿赂东非某些国家官员以求阻止或颠覆公共政策并强行进入市场，目的是让新一代非洲人成为其产品的上瘾者。
BAT, for its part, has taken aim at national lawmakers, reportedly bribing officials in parts of East Africa to block or subvert public policy and force its way into the market, in order to get a new generation in Africa addicted to its product.