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KEBS MD Ongwae spends night in custody as government starts sugar clean up

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Managing Director Charles Ongwae

Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) Managing Director Charles Ongwae and nine other officials spent the night in police custody as the government began rounding up people suspected of being behind the influx of contraband goods in the country.

His arrest came after weeks of Kebs fighting negative publicity over claims of allowing the distribution of fake standardisation mark stickers and stamps, leading to a proliferation of fake products in the market.

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