KEBS

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OPINION

Environmental Protection Standards Will Enhance Sustainable Development

To reduce the adverse human impact on the planet, we need the political will, concrete action, and the right tools

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BT FACTCHECK

FALSE: Not All Face Masks in the Market Meet Set Standards

The regulator in July raised the red flag on three face mask manufacturers and ordered them to recall their products.

FEATURED STORY

KEBS Bosses Oppose Plans to Roll Out Voluntary Based Quality Enforcement

Proposed review includes reevaluating, institutional architecture and arrangement to meet the country’s goals of managing and mitigating risks to quality, health, safety, environment,...

FEATURED STORY

Regulator Wary of Market Full of Substandard Electricity Sockets

The seized socket outlets pose a great danger of electrocution to consumers as they do not have shutters

Recommended earbuds in Kenya
FEATURED STORY

Redflag Raised on Earbuds With Dangerous Wooden Stems

The earbuds being sold under the brand name Chico were seized in Naivasha and Nyahururu for not meeting KEBS specifications.

KEBS SME requirements
FEATURED STORY

KEBS Relaxes Rules to Stimulate Small Entrepreneurs

KeBS Board Chairman Bernard Ngore says MSMEs will enjoy graduated costs for all services offered by the national standards body.

FEATURED STORY

KEBS Seizes 993 Bags of Expired Rice Worth Sh2.3mn

The seized products will be destroyed at the expense of the owners in addition to possible prosecution

FEATURED STORY

Why KEBS Confiscated 15,000 Motorcycle Tubes From Nairobi Trader

The seized products will be destroyed at the expense of the owners, in addition to any other legal action

FEATURED STORY

KEBS Seizes Substandard Construction Material Worth Millions

Construction material seized from five companies accused of dealing in substandard products and using fake standardization marks