Comesa watchdog warns consumers of rip-offs ahead of festive season

Anti-Counterfeit Agency Coast regional boss Mr Yusuf Osman showing journalists some of the goods they impounded as counterfeit at one of the Mombasa Container Freight Station (CFS) on June 19, 2018.

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The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Competition Commission has warned consumers of misleading discounts, counterfeit goods and online scams as the festive shopping season nears.

The regional competition watchdog said some retailers across the bloc's 21 member-states, including Kenya, inflate prices only to advertise exaggerated discounts.

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