Raid reveals how publishers are losing millions to book pirates

From Left: Vinandis Khamasi of East African Educational Publishers Ltd, Bernard Obura of Kenya Literature Bureau, David Waweru (chairman-Kenya Publishers Association), Muthoni Garland (MD-Story Moja) and an officer from KPA pause with stolen books at a store at Kenya Copyright Board offices at NHIF Building in Nairobi.

A raid in downtown Nairobi unearthed a multi-million-shilling school textbook piracy racket.

The racket was uncovered after the Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) and Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) raided Nyamakima in Nairobi and Ngong in Kajiado.