Competition watchdog tough conditions on acquisitions in bid to protect jobs, consumers

The General Motors East Africa assembly plant on Nairobi's Mombasa Road. Japanese automaker Isuzu has taken over the firm. [File, Standard]

The regulator has in the recent past allowed the sale of a number of companies, but with tough conditions.

This is meant to secure jobs and ensure that consumers do not get a raw deal when the firms change hands.