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Government bans the importation of second-hand buses, trucks

Trucks drivers at Kocholia in Malaba border on September 21, 2021. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The government has banned the importation of second-hand buses and trucks into the country, in a move that could be disruptive for dealers in used vehicles but is a boon for the local auto assembly industry.

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) said it would not allow the importation of buses and trucks into the country beginning July 1 this year.

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