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Originally published by Citizen DigitalMarch 3, 2026
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Petition Filed at Malindi High Court to Nullify KEBS Conformity Rules Over ‘Illegal Fees’
Petition Filed at Malindi High Court to Nullify KEBS Conformity Rules Over ‘Illegal Fees’..
✨ Key Highlights
A petition has been filed at the Malindi High Court seeking to nullify the Kenya Bureau of Standards' (KEBS) conformity rules, alleging the imposition of unlawful fees and breaches of the Constitution.
- The petitioners argue that Legal Notice No. 78 of 2020, which governs the Conformity Assessment Procedure and Pre-Export Verification of Conformity to Standards (PVoC) programme, violates multiple constitutional articles.
- Key parties involved include the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), National Standards Council, and petitioners Francis Njoroge Wanjiku and Martin Kimutai Chesire.
- The petition specifically challenges the legality of fees such as inspection charges and royalties, which they claim amount to unlawful taxes and customs duties, and also faults the scheme for potentially breaching the World Trade Organisation’s Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement.
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