Buyer BEWARE!!! Fake KRA Stamps

Six suspects of fake counterfeited Kenya Revenue Stamps have been arrested by detectives who have escalated the crackdown to suspects manufacturing fake counterfeited Kenya Revenue Authority stamps.

The six suspects who are Peter Mburu, James Kigera, Frankline M’Mburia, Mary Wanjiku, Titus Ndegwa and Jane Muthoni were rounded up yesterday in different parts of the city and counterfeit stamps including those from Tanzania Revenue Authority and Uganda Revenue Authority recovered.

One of the suspects Titus Ndegwa who was arrested at his residence in Thindigua, was found to be a civilian firearm holder whose firearm, a Glock pistol, loaded with 9 rounds of ammunition was confiscated.

According to the DCI Twitter handle the suspects are currently in custody at Muthaiga Police Station being processed for arraignment. Counterfeit products are becoming a major problem to consumers, innovators and traders in Kenya and globally.

Such imitations are usually clones or falsified products, labels and packaging designed to look like genuine products.

The aim is to confuse consumers regarding their quality, source, origin or legitimacy. Kenya has escalated the fight against counterfeiting in an ongoing crackdown on counterfeit products in the market dubbed ‘Operation Uchumi.’