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Combatting counterfeits in the online marketplace

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Anti-counterfeit campaigners, from left, Janet Okeyo, Mary Njeri and James Some at the launch of an initiative to combat counterfeits online in Nairobi on October 19. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

By  GEORGE NDUNG'U  &  IBRAHIM GODOFA

Trade in counterfeit products is a global menace that continues to thrive in many jurisdictions despite numerous measures that have been put in place to curb it. Kenya is no exception.

Between October 2019 and February 2020, the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA), in partnership with TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and the Department for International Development (DFID), commissioned the first national baseline survey on the extent of counterfeiting and illicit trade in Kenya.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.

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