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Kenya approximately loses 800 billion shillings in illicit trade that 9% constitutes of counterfeit goods this is according to the anti-counterfeit authority of Kenya who are now calling the government to reduce cost of production and encourage local production to counter the vise constitutes 80% of the country's imports.
Kenya loses roughly Ksh 800 b in illicit trade, of which 9% constitute counterfeit goods
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