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Originally published by The Kenyan Wall Streetbusiness
October 14, 2025
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Ten-Year Gas Cylinder Battle Exposes Gaps in Kenya’s War on Counterfeits
Francis and Robert Wanyange small-scale LPG traders trying to earn a living in Nairobi’s cut-throat gas market, win against government agency..
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Two brothers, Francis and Robert Wanyange, finally found vindication after a ten-year legal battle against the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) over the seizure of their gas cylinders in 2015. The Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling that the ACA acted unlawfully, highlighting significant gaps in Kenya’s anti-counterfeit enforcement.
- The Wanyange brothers had their vehicle and 82 gas cylinders seized by ACA officers in July 2015.
- The High Court in 2018 ruled in their favor, awarding them Ksh 500,000 in damages and ordering the release of their property, a decision upheld by the Court of Appeal in October 2025.
- The appellate court, led by Justice Daniel Musinga, ruled that ACA had “no evidence, no complaint, and no justification” for the seizure, emphasizing that mere assertions of ownership by others did not discharge ACA’s burden.
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