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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The fight against Covid-19 pandemic will not be won if smugglers continue bringing counterfeit goods into the country.<\/p>\n

Industrialisation and Trade Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina has warned that as the country puts efforts to fight the global disease, unscrupulous business persons are taking advantage to sell counterfeit goods.<\/p>\n

In a speech read on her behalf by Trade CAS Lawrence Karanja during the destruction of counterfeit products worth Sh27 million in Athi River yesterday, Ms Maina said the impounding and destruction is proof of the government\u2019s seriousness and commitment to rid the country\u00a0of fake goods.\u00a0\u201cIf you look at the description of these goods, you will feel disturbed. Most of<\/p>\n

them are of poor quality, meaning they have no value to the consumers. Some of them like electric\u00a0cables and circuit breakers\u00a0can cause danger and result to health and safety issues,\u201d she said.The CS noted that with support from the Trademark East Africa, the Ministry of Trade and Industrialisation is finalising the national baseline survey on illicit trade.<\/p>\n

The report will be launched on June 10 during the World Anti-Counterfeit Day.Some of the goods destroyed through burning included face masks, medicines, clothing, electronic\u00a0items, cosmetics and stationary, which were replicas of some popular local and international brands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: The fight against Covid-19 pandemic will not be won if smugglers continue bringing counterfeit goods into the country. Industrialisation and Trade Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina has warned that as the country puts efforts to fight the global disease, unscrupulous business persons are taking advantage to sell counterfeit goods. 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