Kenya crackdown on fake goods intensifies after Sh15mn bust

ACA intensifies counterfeit crackdown after Sh15mn raid, defending seizures and warning traders amid nationwide fake goods operations...
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Kenya's Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) is intensifying its crackdown on fake goods, recently seizing an estimated Sh15 million worth of suspected counterfeit Nike sports shoes in Nairobi.
- Goods worth an estimated Sh15 million were seized from a retail outlet in Nairobi.
- The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) is leading the enforcement operations.
- The raids, described as "intelligence-driven," are facing mixed reactions, with shaken traders lamenting heavy losses.
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