Government seizes fake electronics, vehicle parts worth KSh 100 million ▷ Kenya News

- Since May 2018, counterfeit goods worth over KSh 80 billion have been impounded

- The great inflow of the goods shows that more efforts are needed to stem the trade

- Electrical appliances and vehicle spare parts are among items at the top of counterfeit list

The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has seized fake goods valued at over KSh 100 million in the last one month in various parts of the country.

According to ACA, most of the products are imports and over 70% of them enter Kenya through the Mombasa Port.

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Most of the goods are imports and over 70% of them enter Kenya through the Mombasa Port. Photo: ACA
Source: UGC

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Others gain entry through the Inland Container Depot Nairobi (ICDN) located in Embakasi.

Among products impounded are electrical appliances, sportswear and equipment’s of premium trademarks, motor vehicle spare parts, digital TV antennas and printer toners.

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Sportswear are among goods seized by by ACA in the anti-counterfeit purge. Photo: ACA
Source: UGC

Flora Mutahi, ACA Chairlady, said the latest consignment to be rounded up was a 40-foot container of fake circuit breakers imported from China.

The appliances were valued at over KSh 10 million and were seized on Saturday, May 4.

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Mutahi revealed that counterfeit products were hurting the economy and thus required a multi-sectoral approach for the business to be stemmed.

“ If left unchecked, illicit trade is the biggest threat to attainment of the manufacturing and job creation pillar of the government’s Big Four agenda. As Government, we are committed towards safeguarding interests of genuine traders, hence the increased efforts to curb illicit business,” said Mutahi.

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Flora Mutahi (l) ACA's Chairlady said the latest consignment to be impounded was a 40-foot container of fake circuit breakers imported from China. Photo: ACA
Source: UGC

According to the ACA boss, the illicit business also greatly contributed to other vices, for instance, bribery, money laundering, terror funding and tax evasion.

She further pointed out that trading in counterfeits also presented adverse health, safety and environmental effects to consumers.

Elema Halake ACA Executive Director observed that unscrupulous investors were increasingly changing tact and were now involved at several points across the supply chain from manufacturing, importation, distribution, wholesale and retail.

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Elema Halake ACA Executive Director observed that unscrupulous investors were increasingly changing tact and were now involved at several points. Photo: ACA
Source: UGC

The government, Halake said, was investing heavily in technology in a bid to effectively tackle the menace.

“As an Authority, we are strengthening our capacity to detect counterfeits at the Ports of entry through use of modern technology and automation as well as leveraging multi-agency collaboration approaches, which are bearing fruit”, stated Halake.

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