Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)

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Certificates of roadworthiness for vehicles whose first year of registration is 2015 or earlier will also not be available past 31st December 2022. [Photo/ AllAfrica]
FEATURED STORY

Deadline to Import Cars from 2015 and Earlier is Here – What You Should Know

Tomorrow, December 31st 2022, is the last day imported vehicles older than 7 years will be allowed into the country. The Kenya Bureau...

Importers and members of the public were urged to familiarize themselves with the restrictions. [Photo/ AllAfrica]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Vehicles You Can No Longer Import in Kenya – Full List of New KEBS Restrictions

The move represents the implementation of the National Automotive Policy aimed at supporting locally assembled and manufactured vehicles.

As the pandemic persists, firms expect sales to continue declining in the coming months. The implementation of these standards will help businesses withstand the unintended shocks of disruptions, adapt to change and overcome crises and disruptions. [Photo/ Taalamu]
ECONOMY

Business & Covid-19: KEBS Approves Standards to Strengthen Resilience and Continuity

“These standards will help organisations recognise the opportunities and threats that arise from both sudden or  gradual internal as well as external changes...

The single window system replaces the time-consuming manual process that required traders to seek clearance from multiple government agencies via different platforms occasioning delays and high clearance costs for goods at the Kenyan border points. [Photo/Maritime Logistics Professional]
BUSINESSECONOMY

KEBS Launches One-Stop Import-Export Approvals Platform

“We anticipate that the new single window system will eradicate the past operational inefficiencies associated with trade documentation and approval processes. This will...

FEATURED STORY

Reprieve For Second Hand Car Importers as Regulator Relaxes Stance

The regulator said it had received numerous complaints from the importers prompting it to reevaluate its position on the matter

FEATURED STORY

KEBS Moves to Boost Uptake of Environmentally Friendly Lighting Technologies

The Kenya Standard, KS 2914:2020 was developed to address environmental challenges as well as embrace the newer technologies like those based on solid-state...

KEBS Managing Director Bernard Njiraini
FEATURED STORY

Regulator’s Move Opens New Markets For Kenya’s Footwear & Leather Products

The new standards will level trade in footwear and leather products produced within member states in the East African community by use of...

FEATURED STORY

Regulator Threatens Supermarkets With Stock Seizure, Prosecution Over Common Trend

Regulator spells it out to retailers to fall in line failure to which the agency says it will act

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,...