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Kebs seizes expired rice worth Sh2.3 million

By Fredrick Obura | 5yrs ago

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has seized 993 expired bags of rice, worth Sh2.3 million during market surveillance activities in Ortum, West Pokot County.

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