Two people have been fined sh.100,000 by a Mombasa court after they were found guilty of selling fake pest control products.
The two who were arrested following a crackdown on fake pesticides by the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) will have to pay a sh.100k fine or serve a one-year prison sentence.
“The Pest Control Products Board in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) managed to arrest two suspects in Biashara Street, Mombasa County, selling fake pesticides and pesticides that had not been registered,” said Stanley Mruu Ng’ang’a, the Regional Manager Pest Control Products Board, Coast Region.
Speaking after the sentencing, PCPB Coast Region Manager Stanley Ng’ang’a said the sentence was to serve as a warning to others involved in the sale of illegal pest control products.
“I would also like to warn those hawking pesticides, that it is against the law to hawk pesticides. The long arms of the law will catch up with you,” said Ng’ang’a.
PCPB raided dealers of illegal pest control products at the Coast on 21st February 2024.
