The Competition andwill Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has urged schools to only provide a general standard of the school items required without limiting where the parents should purchase them from.
In a statement, CCPC Senior Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa said the sale of uniforms in school is anti-competitive as it distorts the competition landscape among the players in the provision of such items and is detrimental to consumer welfare as it deprives consumers of their choices.
Ms Kasumpa said reiterates the fact that parents and guardians should be allowed to purchase school items such as uniforms and books among others from any source of their preference.
“Further, CCPC would like to caution all schools that are involved in this practice that it will not hesitate to impose appropriate penalties on any school which violates the provisions of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) No.24 of 2010,” Ms Kasumpa said.
