Standards to rid Kenya of fake goods

NAIROBI: The volume of imported goods has consistently been on the increase and in 2014; the value of imports grew by $2.5 billion. In addition there is a significant volume of imports that enter the country illegally hence are not documented. The imports comprise of all manner of products majority of which could be manufactured in Kenya.

Over the past few years data collected by Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) through its market surveillance and quality assurance activities reveals that significant volumes of imports especially those that enter the country illegally are counterfeits and substandard.