Arusha — Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises within the East African Community have been advised to patent their products and innovations to prevent theft of the same by unscrupulous persons.
A statement issued by the EAC yesterday quoted Prof Margaret Kamar, who is the senator for Uasin Gishu in Kenya as saying that it was only through patenting that East African products will not be misused and abused. She was speaking at the Eldoret Sports Club grounds in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, when she presided over the official closing ceremony of the 19th EAC Annual Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi Exhibition.
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