Kebs declares bottled water a high-risk product

The MD Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBs) Charles Ongwae addresses the press at Simba Lodge in Naivasha during a two day workshop for media personnel on the organization performance and fight against sub-standard goods. Pix By Antony Gitonga

Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has listed bottled water as high-risk due to high number of unlicensed bottling companies.

According to Kebs, there are 600 legalised water-bottling plants in the country but the number of illegal ones could be higher than that.