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Originally published by The Standard BusinessOctober 30, 2025
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KEBS pushes new Standards Bill to crack down on unsafe goods
The proposed law aims to turn standards into tools for business competitiveness and export readiness...
✨ Key Highlights
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is proposing the Standards Bill 2025 to crack down on unsafe goods and modernize its regulatory framework. This new legislation aims to introduce mandatory standards for critical products, expand licensing, and strengthen enforcement powers to effectively tackle sub-standard goods and misleading content in the market.
- The Managing Director of KEBS, Esther Ngari, stated the bill is a strategic legislative modernization to secure market integrity, strengthen public protection, and promote industrial competitiveness.
- The proposed bill seeks to establish KEBS as the National Standards Body of Kenya with an expanded mandate and introduces mandatory compliance for products impacting health, safety, or the environment.
- KEBS National Standards Council Chairman Dr. Chris Wamalwa highlighted the urgency for the bill, noting that substandard goods cost Kenya KSh 200 billion annually.
- The current Standards Act, Cap. 496, was enacted almost 50 years ago, and Kenyans are expected to submit their views and comments on the bill by November 14.
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