Traders of fakes face Sh5m minimum fine

Employees of Envirosafe throw counterfeit goods into an incubator for burning last month. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG

The Treasury has moved to toughen the law against counterfeiting by proposing a penalty of a minimum of Sh5 million.

The penalty will be applicable regardless of the value of the goods found to have been counterfeited, dealing a blow to a practice that is seen as negatively impacting manufacturing sector including through loss of formal jobs.

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