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Kebs swings into action after MP Sh2.5m loss linked to animal feed

By Fredrick Obura | 5yrs ago
Some of the twenty-four heifers worth Sh2.5m belonging to Emurua-Dikir MP Johanna Ngeno. [Nikko Tanui/Standard]

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has moved to protect farmers from losses resulting from substandard animal feeds.

In June Emurua-Dikir MP Johanna Ngeno lost his herd of 24 Holstein Friesian cattle worth Sh2.5 million died after feeding on a poisonous imported mineral product.

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