If it cost you money,it is worth reporting.

The Federation

Standing that is a matter of record

COFEK is not a regulator and holds no enforcement powers. Its authority comes from where it sits, what the law provides, and what it is willing to put its name to.

Registered

26 March 2010

Standing

Founder Chair, Kecopac

Reach

All sectors of the economy

Funding

Independent and self-funded

Where the mandate comes from

1. 01

   Article 46, Constitution of Kenya 2010

   Gives every consumer an enforceable right to goods and services of reasonable quality, to the information necessary to gain full benefit from them, to protection of their health, safety and economic interests, and to compensation for loss or injury.

2. 02

   Consumer Protection Act, 2012

   The principal statute governing unfair practices, disclosure obligations, unconscionable representations and consumer agreements across the economy.

3. 03

   Competition Act, Cap 504

   Prohibits false or misleading representations, unconscionable conduct and the supply of unsafe goods, and establishes the consumer protection mandate of the Competition Authority.