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We must wage serious war against sub-standard goods

By Pascal Mwandambo

Kenya: Recently, a distraught woman came to me with two pairs of shoes. The woman, a teacher at a local primary school, had bought the shoes from a reputable company for her two children. Apparently, the shoes had begun to wear out just weeks after she bought them, yet when buying them, she had been assured of their durability.

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