Parents Be Warned, Counterfeit Books Flood In The Market
As back to school take shape, parents are warned to be careful when purchasing books because counterfeit books /copies have been detected in the market.
In Nairobi, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have so far arrested two people linked to production of counterfeit books.
The two (Christopher Muthini Musyoki and Eugine Asunda) were arrested along Ronald Ngala Street in Nairobi while printing Four Figure Mathematical Tables Covers.
DCI detectives have heightened surveillance measures that are geared towards fighting ploliferation of counterfeit books in the country has back to school take shape across all parts of the country.
DCI further traced the owner of the store,Jeremiah Esikumo Opati, and the printing machine and one more person, Muyela Aluta Samuel, who is said to have contracted the owner.
It was also established that Muyela Aluta Samuel runs a printing store number 9 situated at Rahu house basement along Mfangano Street where upon search, a printing machine and Four Figure Mathematical Table templates were recovered.
After thorough interrogation, Muyela further led the detectives to his other shop located at Manshram Mansion building room 28 along the same street where over one thousand copies of Four Figure Mathematical Tables without covers were recovered.
The four figures Mathematical tables is one requirements for Form one admissions in all schools across the country.
This means the suspects printing counterfeit four figure tables want to take advantage of the high demand of the said book.
Parents are therefore warned to be vigilant when purchasing such items as schools are set to resume for 2024 academic year as from next week.
