KEBS announces vacancies for senior position
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announced job openings in various departments, offering opportunities for graduates and professionals in diverse fields. In the job advertisement notice posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, KEBS invited applicants from suitable candidates to fill four senior positions. “@KEBS_ke is pleased to announce the availability of vacant positions. All […]
2 arrested for posing as KEBS officers extorting traders in Mombasa
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested two individuals accused of posing as Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) officers to extort shop owners. The two, Tabitha Wangeci Kwena and Wycliffe Nyamanya were arrested within Bamburi area in Mombasa where they are said to have inspected goods in shops before arresting, detaining and extorting shop owners […]
KEBS admits fertilizer seized in NCPB depots is not certified, blames another entity
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has distanced itself from the seized fertilizer in various National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots across the country. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, KEBS Managing Director Esther Ngari stated that the fertilizer in question, which has been flagged as being unsuitable for use, is neither […]
DPP granted more time to charge afresh suspects in toxic sugar deal
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been granted two weeks to file new charges against eight suspects including Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Managing Director Benard Njiraini over the disappearance and sale of toxic sugar. Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina allowed the DPP request to be given more time to amend the charge sheet. […]
KEBS bans 131 bleaching products
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has banned 131 ‘beauty’ products from the Kenyan market. The skin-lightening products, according to KEBS, contain hydroquinone, steroids and hormonal preparations which should be registered by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board for medical use. “Their use in cosmetics was prohibited through gazette notices 4310 of 14th August 1998 and […]
KRA, KEBS officials nabbed asking bribe to clear Ksh1.1M cargo at Mombasa Port
Two officers from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) have been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives at the Mombasa port for soliciting a bribe of Ksh200,000. Thomas Kiprotich Karubee, who heads verification by KRA at the Regional Container Freight station, and Daniel Kimonge, an Inspections officer […]
KEBS lifts ban on mitumba clothes importation
Kenya Bureau of Standards lifts ban on importation of used-clothes and shoes, ask traders to register bales.