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The validation forum follows the need for a structured engagement within government agencies and the private sector in the fight against illicit trade took place on 5th March 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi.
Award comes at a time when ACA has recently been elevated to a full Authority in December 2018, as per the Statutes Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2018
Nairobi, Tuesday 29th January 2019. The Anti-Counterfeit Authority was today recognized by Dolby Laboratories Inc. for the agency’s efforts in enhancing the protection of intellectual property rights.
The recognition comes at a time when the government, through the State Department of Trade has ramped up its efforts to combat illicit trade, through the Multi - Agency Anti-Illicit Trade Outreach (MAAITO). The multi-agency team coordinated from the Office of the President under the Deputy Head of Public Service, Mr. Wanyama Musiambo. This has seen building of synergizes and coordinated efforts of the different stakeholders with more than Ksh. 80 billion worth of illicit goods seized over a period of 4 months between June-September 2018.
The Executive Director of the Anti-Counterfeit Agency under the invitation of the Anti-Counterfeit Network based in Kampala attended the 1st CEO Structured Dialogue on COunterfeits. The event was graced by the chief justice of Uganda and CEOs from both public and private sector institutions with some of the participants coming from outside East Africa, more specifically Zimbabwe.
During the event anti-counterfeit resolutions that centre around legislation, regulation, enforcement, technology and communication were signed by various stakeholders.
The Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) has today signed a financing agreement worth US Dollars One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000) towards supporting digitalisation of its operations and services. The funding comes from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) channeled through TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), who will provide technical and project financing support to the Agency with the aim to better and efficiently serve their stakeholders nationally, regionally and globally.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs. Flora Mutahi as the new Chairperson and member to our Board of Directors. This was effective as of Friday, July, 13, 2018. She takes over from Mr. Pradeep Paunrana.
Mrs. Flora Mutahi is a Kenyan accountant, entrepreneur and corporate executive. She is the Chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers a position she has held since July 2016 and the first woman to occupy that office as the Chairperson. She is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Melvin Marsh International Limited, the manufacturer of Melvin’s Tea, a Kenyan brand.
The Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) held the global commemoration of the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day(WACD) in Nairobi on 26th June 2018 through a series of awareness activities. The day started with a stakeholders’ grand march along the streets of Nairobi from the Agency’s headquarters along Dunga Road, Industrial area to Laico Hotel in Central Business District of Nairobi.
This was followed by a public–private sector interactive symposium with participants drawn from policy makers and implementers in the public sector, and the private sector.
The symposium gathered close to 300 people in a conference themed: ‘Combating Counterfeiting: A National Priority in catalyzing the ‘Big Four Agenda’ in Kenya!
Meeting brought together participants drawn from the public and private sector involved in combating counterfeits in the country.
On June 26th, 2018, the Anti-Counterfeit Agency brought together government agencies, manufacturers, business leaders, and policymakers to commemorate the World Anti-Counterfeit Day and specifically to honor certain sections of her stakeholders that have made outstanding contributions towards the delivery of her mandate. KAM was among the select categories acknowledged at this prestigious event, and honored for “Outstanding Support in Combating Counterfeiting”.
The Anti-Counterfeit Agency was recently awarded the internationally-recognized ISO 9001:2015 Certification award during the World Anti-Counterfeit Day 2018 commemoration on the 28th June 2018 at the Laico Regency Hotel Nairobi. The certification recognizes the Agency’s commitment to offer world-class quality service and to operate and implement a Quality Management System based on the ISO 9001:2015 system.
Nation Media Group journalist James Kariuki has been recognized in the daily newspaper category award for his consistency in writing about the plight of local manufacturers amidst the scourges of trade in counterfeits and illicit trade in general. He has a firm grasp in writing on trade, manufacturing and intellectual property issues in the Nation Newspaper Daily Edition, Business Daily as well as the online news of the leading regional Newspaper.
In recognition of the valuable role played by various stakeholders, the Agency held it’s first of its kind awards to various categories of stakeholders during the commemoration of this year’s World Anti-Counterfeit Day. The winners who included organizations, companies and individuals were announced in Nairobi on June 26th 2018 at the Laico Regency Hotel.
WHAT: Destruction of counterfeit goods
WHEN: 31.05.2018. At 9.00 AM
WHERE: Envirosafe facility at EPZA grounds, Athi-River
WHO: Mr. Adan Mohammed, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives and Industry PS, Betty Maina. Dr. Alfred Mutua, Governor Machakos County.
Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Agency today held a high level consultative meeting to facilitate dialogue between government’s law enforcement agencies, the private sector, consumer organizations and civil society to forge a joint action and collaboration against counterfeits and other forms of illegal commerce.
The half day event was held at Boma hotel Nairobi was graced by the Principle Secretary for International Trade Dr. Chris Kiptoo and was attended by CEO’s and representatives from government enforcement agencies like the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Kenya Bureau of Standards among others.
The Anti- Counterfeit Agency (ACA) has partnered with the Nairobi City County Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licensing Board in sub- county stakeholders’ meetings to create awareness in war against illicit drinks in the county. The two have teamed up in a bid to create consumer awareness in order to curb and regulate alcoholic drinks-a menace that continues to damage families and lives of young and productive youths across the country.
Anti-Counterfeit Agency is currently undertaking Market Research on the following:
We are collecting data from manufacturers and consumers in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru and their environs.
A meeting on promotion of interagency collaboration in the fight against counterfeit goods was held in Nairobi on the 22nd January 2018. Organized by the Anti-Counterfeit Agency, the meeting was designed specifically for national government enforcement agencies dealing with the fight against counterfeits and protection of intellectual property in the country.
The Anti-Counterfeit Agency and the manufacturing sector welcomes the executive order from President Uhuru Kenyatta during this year’s Jamhuri Day address to the nation. He made it clear that the growth of the manufacturing sector is the first pillar among the ‘Big Four’ of creating employment.
The executive order to investigate infringements on intellectual property rights and destroy counterfeits on sight is a pro-growth order since counterfeits are a major impediment to the growth of the manufacturing sector.
Plant for bottling counterfeit alcohol raided as Anti-Counterfeit inspectors seized over 50,000 litres of fake spirits with a street value KSH 40 Million.
Inspectors from the Anti-Counterfeit Agency raided a home at the outskirts of Laare town in Meru County and arrested six people in an undercover operation. Around 50,000 LITRES worth KSH 40 Million of five different trademarks of spirits were seized from the premises on a farm yesterday evening.
Manufacturers decry rise in counterfeits as agency calls for more collaboration as Agency calls for deeper collaboration in fight against Counterfeit trade.
The Anti-Counterfeit Agency held a manufacturers forum at its headquarters in Nairobi where manufacturers and innovators came together in an incisive engagement to discuss better ways of engagement in the fight against counterfeits.
In alignment with our commitment to corporate social responsibility, this year, the agency was involved in planting trees at the counterfeit destruction site owned by Envirosafe EPZ Athi-River in Machakos County. On the sunny day of 21st July, the day of counterfeit destruction, amidst the bellowing smoke above the burning kilns, a group of close to 80 participants planted trees around the site.
In a high profile destruction of counterfeits event, the Agency destroyed counterfeit goods worth approximately Kshs.24.5 million at Envirosafe Waste Handlers, EPZ grounds in Athi-River Machakos County.
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