The Commission launched investigations against KACHI Supermarket on allegations of supply of products likely to cause injury or harm to consumers. The investigations were instituted following findings of inspections conducted by the Commission.
The Commission noted that during shop inspections conducted on 24th June 2026, at Kachi Supermarket located at Area 47 in Lilongwe, the Commission found that the said shop was stocking expired products.
The Commission found a total of 385 expired products of various categories and with varying expiry dates, ranging from 15th September 2025 to 7th May 2026. The Commission also observed that the expired products were food items.
This conduct appeared to be a contravention under section 51(e) of the Competition and Fair Trading Act.
The Commission also noted that during the Commission’s inspections conducted on 24th June 2026, the Respondent offered to give money to the Commission’s to drop the matter.
Having considered the matter, the Commission noted that the Respondent was found stocking huge volumes of expired products across several categories having expired long before the inspections.
The investigations therefore found that the conduct by the Respondent amounted to supply of products likely to cause injury or harm to consumers and hence in contravention of section 51 (e) of the CFTA.
Following deliberations, the Commission made the following Orders:
- That the Respondent should pay a monetary penalty of Twelve Million and Five Hundred Thousand Kwacha (K12,500,000.00) for engaging in supply of products likely to cause injury or harm to consumers.Refer the matter against the Respondent to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to be investigated for attempted corrupt practices under the Corrupt Practices Act.
- Refer the matter against the Respondent to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to be investigated for attempted corrupt practices under the Corrupt Practices Act.