Have we been consuming fake rice?
Last night, an operation to clamp down on contraband goods led DCI Detectives based in Kirinyaga to a residence in Mwea East where a search was conducted.
The search resulted in the confiscation of more than a thousand bags of suspected contraband white rice & a trailer.
The rice whose origin is Pakistan is currently being guarded by police officers as investigations into the continues.
This is not the first time that the issue of ‘fake rice’ has been brought to the picture. Although the detectives are yet to give a full report, Kenyans had earlier been cautioned over contraband goods.
In 2016, there was an alarm raised over some cartels said to be bringing in fake and cheap rice and packaging it as if it is grown in Kenya.
It is not just about being cautious with rice
With the corrupt state of the nation, some businessmen easily bring in contraband goods and sell them to unsuspecting Kenyans.
With the efforts made by the office of Director of Criminal Investigation, more criminals are being exposed for running such businesses.
Meanwhile this might be helpful
Here is how to differentiate between fake and real rice