Never allowed
- Drugs. Bhang (weed, cannabis) in any form, including edibles, oils and seeds. Any other narcotic, and anything sold to get high.
- Alcohol. Beer, wine, spirits, home brews and any other alcoholic drink.
- Tobacco and nicotine. Cigarettes, cigars, shisha, vapes and e-cigarettes, vape liquids and nicotine pouches.
- Medicines. Prescription medicines, abortion pills, sex-enhancement pills, slimming or skin-lightening products with banned ingredients such as mercury or hydroquinone, and anything that claims to cure a disease.
- Weapons. Guns, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, tasers, pepper spray and knives sold as weapons.
- Fake and stolen goods. Counterfeit brands sold as original, stolen goods, fake money, and forged documents such as IDs, certificates, licences and logbooks.
- Wildlife. Ivory, skins, game meat and any other product from a protected animal or plant.
- Adult content. Pornography and sexual services.
- Money schemes. Betting and gambling, pyramid schemes, "double your money" offers, loans, forex signals and the sale of bank, M-Pesa or SIM accounts.
- People's data. Phone number lists, hacked accounts and tools made to spy on or hack other people.
- Anything else that is against the law to sell in Kenya.
Why alcohol, tobacco and vapes are on the list
These may only be sold to adults, by sellers who hold a licence. A shop link cannot check a buyer's age, so we do not allow them at all, even from a licensed seller.
Allowed only with your licence or permit
- Pharmacy items that need no prescription, sold by a registered pharmacy.
- Agrochemicals and animal medicines, sold by a registered dealer.
- Gas cylinders and other goods that need a permit to sell.
We may ask to see the licence. If you cannot show it, the product comes down.
What we do when we find a banned product
- We hide the product, or close the shop if the shop exists to sell it.
- We may hold money that has not yet been paid out, and refund the customers.
- Where the law requires it, we report the matter to the police or the right authority.
- A seller whose shop is closed for this may not open another one.
See something that should not be here?
Send us the shop link and what you saw. We check every report.
- duka.bio is run by Buniverse Limited, a private limited company registered in Kenya (company number PVT-BB16Y5Z7). Buniverse also runs Gariboss (gariboss.com).
- Postal address: P.O. Box 1733-00900, Kiambu, Kenya.
- Email: [email protected]
- WhatsApp: 0753 102 002
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