Nearly 1 in 5 Products in Kenya Could Be Fake, New Survey Reveals
Source: Nairobi Wire
Summary
Kenya loses an estimated Sh800 billion every year to the illicit trade of counterfeit goods, with nearly one in every five products circulating on the local market potentially fake. The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) issued the stark warning, highlighting growing risks to public safety, consumer health, and the integrity of commercial markets. The alarm follows a series of widespread multi-agency enforcement crackdowns targeting illicit items. Inspections across the country have impounded illicit consignments spanning alcoholic beverages, personal care items, maize flour, cooking oil, and agricultural inputs such as substandard fertilizer. Speaking at a breakfast forum on combating counterfeit trade in Kenya The post Nearly 1 in 5 Products in Kenya Could Be Fake, New Survey Reveals appeared first on Nairobi Wire.