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Retail giant Carrefour risks Sh4b penalty over abuse of buyer power

Shoppers at Carrefour Mega store along Uhuru Highway, Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Kenya's competition watchdog has warned retailer Carrefour against exploiting a local firm that supplies it with goods, with the supermarket chain risking up to Sh4 billion in fines.

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) on Friday cited a case in which Carrefour is accused of allegedly charging rebates in a buyer abuse case filed by edible oils producer Pwani Oil.

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