Announcement of Mr. Yussuf Osman as Director of Enforcement Directorate
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Mr. Osman will provide strategic leadership to the core directorate of enforcement and oversee more than 100 Inspectors and branches country-wide.
2nd June 2022, Nairobi.
The Anti-Counterfeit Authority has announced the appointment of one Mr. Yussuf Osman Ahmed as the new Director of the Enforcement Directorate. The appointment was made after a successful interview and will take over his new role immediately.
Mr. Osman has a vast Experience in law enforcement and leadership having worked with the Anti-Cou8nterfeit Authority for more than 12 years.). His career is checkered in Consumer protection and intellectual Property Right Enforcement for over twenty-years (20Years) He started as an Investigating Officer and Prosecutor with the Weights and Measures Department under Ministry of Trade and Industry in the year 2000.
Before, his current appointment, Mr. Osman has worked with the Anti Counterfeit Authority in various ranks. He stated at entry level as Anti- Counterfeit Inspector II in 2010 and rose through the ranks to become Regional Manager Eldoret in 2016 and later the Regional Manager, Mombasa in 2018 where he was in in charge of the coast region including the Port of Mombasa and the Lunga Lunga Border. He was responsible for regional supervision of staff and enforcement activities as well as stakeholder relationship working closely with other Law enforcement agencies under the muilti-agency framework against illicit trade in the region.
“Osman Brings a wealth of experience to his new role of providing strategic leadership in managing the core function of the Enforcement Directorate. His key responsibility will be to spearhead and coordinate the enforcement function of the Authority in respect to the protection of Intellectual Property among other duties" said Acting Executive Director Ms. Fridah Kaberia in a circular to staff of the Authority.
His appointment comes in the wake of renewed government efforts in the war against illicit trade with the government establishing Multi-Agency Anti-Illicit Trade Working groups from government agencies tasked with fighting illicit trade. Mr. Osman will play a key role in promoting the inter-agency collaboration in policy implementation and operational coordination in the fight against counterfeit trade and illicit trade in the country.
