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EA consumers victims of monopolies and cartels
A quality assurance official inspect a beer at EABL plant. Firms such as Safaricom, Multichoice Kenya, SABMiller, Kenya Breweries and Tanzania Breweries have been accused of engaging in anti-competitive behaviour. PHOTO | FILE
Consumers in East Africa could be paying more for products because of the limited jurisdiction of competition watchdogs preventing them from reining in firms that are accused of misbehaviour.
Investigations into abuse of dominance in East Africa have typically been limited to national boundaries and the countries’ competition authorities, says a report by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED).
