Phone sellers have appealed to the government to carry out a massive sensitization campaign on fake phones before getting high handed on the matter.

The call comes as the Uganda Communications Commission threatens to switch off the all fake phones soon.

The traders under the Kampala City Traders Association are asking that government sensitizes importers about the specific features of genuine phone so they can easily differentiate them from the fake ones.

Speaking to Journalists, the traders’ chairperson Everest said most traders import fake phones out of ignorance.

Currently, the Uganda Communications Commission is holding a series of meetings with various stake holders to forge a way forward on how to phase out fake phones.