Fighting fakes: Mobile phones the most counterfeited goods in Kenya

By Dorcas Wangira,

Kenya loses an estimated Ksh. 30billion every year in tax evasion, unlicensed goods and counterfeit, according to various studies. The country is t...

mobile phones , phones , smartphones

Fauci says it’s too soon to call malaria medicine “knockout drug” against COVID-19

By Agencies,

US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that more research is needed to determine the effectiveness of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine a...

chloroquine , coronavirus

WhatsApp under scrutiny over fake coronavirus messages shared by users

By CNN,

WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook (FB), is coming under renewed scrutiny over how it handles misinformation as the coronavirus pandemic rampages ac...

coronavirus

Over 5.4billion fake Facebook accounts shut down

By Paul Ombati,

CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that over 5.4 billion fake Facebook accounts have been closed this year, although millions of others are likely to h...

fake Facebook accounts , Zuckerberg

Mombasa MCA freed over lack of evidence in drug trafficking case

By Citizen Reporter,

Bofu Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Ahmed Salama Omar who was arrested in connection to drug trafficking was on Tuesday freed by a Mombasa court...

Ahmed Salama , Bofu MCA , drug trafficking , Mombasa Court

Woman who ‘gave ladies drugs for spiking drinks’ in clubs arrested in Nairobi

By Wangui Ngechu,

Two women suspected to be part of a group that has been spiking drinks at clubs in Nairobi and stealing from victims have been arrested. Catherine ...

bars , Catherine Njanja Wangeci , drug trafficking , Kahawa West , Luthuli Avenue , Nairobi , Njakwa chemist , spiking drinks , Yvonne Adhiambo Oduor

Trump administration looks to eradicate online sales of fake products

By VOA,

A memorandum was signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday to combat the sale of bogus products through online platforms such as Alibaba, Ama...

Trump

Global ‘pandemic’ of fake drugs killing children worldwide, report says

By CNN,

The deaths of children are a cause for misery, and new research suggests one of the gravest perils comes in the form of falsified and substandard drug...

Fake drugs

Be wary of rogue medical practitioners, AK boss Tuwei warns athletes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Athletics Kenya (AK) President Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei has urged athletes to be wary of whom they reach out for medical assistance in order to avo...

Athletics Kenya president , doping , International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF , Jackson Tuwei , Kenya Doctors Network , rogue doctors

Chinese national arrested with cartons of alleged fake ARVs

By Citizen Reporter,

Police in Nairobi have arrested one Chinese national and seized more than 100 cartons of alleged fake anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). Cheng Xun Tian ...

145 babies given expired polio vaccine as concerns surge over made-in-China products

By Agencies,

More than 100 children were given an expired polio vaccine in China, reports from State media said. According to South China Morning Post, 145 babi...

china , polio vaccine

Zimbabwe’s Hospitals Turn Away Patients as Doctors’ Strike Drags On

By VOA,

Hospitals in Zimbabwe are turning away patients as a strike by doctors enters its sixth week. There is no end in sight to the strike, as President Emm...

Fake Drugs Kill Tens of Thousands in Africa Each Year

By VOA,

When Moustapha Dieng came down with stomach pains one day last month he did the sensible thing and went to a doctor in his hometown of Ouagadougou, Bu...

Abderrahmane Chakibi , E.U.-funded report , World Health Organization (WHO).

Top Philippines news site and company chief face tax evasion charges

By CNN,

A move by the Philippines Justice Department to charge investigative news site Rappler with tax evasion is being seen as a thinly disguised attempt ...

Maria Ressa , Philippine Justice Department , Rappler

Fake drugs: The global industry putting your life at risk

By CNN,

In late 2012, 60 people died in two cities in Pakistan after drinking cough syrup to get high. Tests in Pakistan revealed that the medicines seemed to...

Fake drugs , Medicine use

Quack veterinary doctors arrested in Thika

By Ann Ngige Nyamu,

Police in Thika East arrested two quack veterinary doctors who were vaccinating cows and goats in Gatuanyaga village. They were found with fake ide...

quack doctor , veterinary doctor

83 unlicensed chemists shut down, dozens of operators arrested

By Josiah Mugo,

83 chemists have been closed down and 83 people arrested in an impromptu raid on illegal operators. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (KPPB) under th...

pharmacies closed , Pharmacy and Poisons Act , Pharmacy and Poisons Board (KPPB)

Illicit trade is a national disaster, KAM

By Citizen,

Illicit trade and counterfeit goods will be the biggest impediments to Kenya achieving its economic goals. To state simply that illicit trade affec...

Anti-Counterfeit Agency , counterfeit , Flora Mutahi , illicit trade , KAM , Kenya Association of Manufacturers , National Council on the Administration of Justice , substandard goods

Watch out for fake antivenom drugs, warns government

By Faith Chepng'eno,

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has warned against falsified and unregistered antivenom drugs that are circulating in the market. The board has list...

anti-venom , Pharmacy and Poisons Board , World Health Organisation (WHO)

Police seize over 2000 litres of illicit brew in Eldoret

By John Wanyama,

Police in Eldoret have impounded over 2,000 litres of illicit liquor packed in bottles of 250ml bearing fake seals from Kenya Bureau of Standard (KEB...