GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5910

IT IS notified for general information pursuant to section 39 of the Competition Act, 2010, (“the Act”), that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 of the Act, the Competition Authority (“the Authority”) has initiated investigations against Capwell Industries Limited (“the Company”) pursuant to section 55 (a) (i) of the Axt, that prohibits false and misleading representations by a supplier of a product or service and; section 60 (1) of the Act, which prohibits supply of goods, for use by consumers, that do not comply with prescribed consumer product standard. The investigations were with respect to compliance with KS EAS 768:2012 standard in regards to the labelling of the product. The Company opted to enter into a settlement agreement with the Authority pursuant to section 38 of the bAct on the following terms: (a) The Company to comply with the provisions of the Act and all applicable relevant consumer information standards with respect to labelling of the products; and (b) The Company agrees to pay an amount of Kenya Shillings Six Hundreds Thousand Shillings (KSh. 600,000). Dated the 19th May, 2021. WANG’OMBE KARIUKI, MR/1813695 Director-General.