KRA to Set Ablaze Fake Goods Worth Ksh 60M

Among the counterfeit goods nabbed by KRA officers that will be set ablaze at Mwiki in Ruai area, Nairobi County include wines, spirits and cigarettes.

KRA market surveillance officer Caxton Musudi is leading the exercise with the trucks already headed for the site ahead of the destruction.

The spate of counterfeit alcohol has highlighted danger among Kenyans.

Several incidents involving illicit alcoholic beverages including one which killed more than 40 people were have been reported last year.

A further 181 people were admitted in hospital, with many reported to have gone blind.

Counterfeit alcohol is popular in Kenya where many cannot afford to buy legal alcohol, however the Government has been accused of not doing enough to clamp down on its illegal trade.

Those who died last year had drunk alcohol from different producers in Embu, Kiambu, Kitui, Makueni and Murang’a counties.

Counterfeit products of maize flour, sugar, tea, alcohol, juices, and cigarettes have hit the market, packaged in images and names of fast-selling brands.

By Tom Omulo.