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Irate mob disrupt Kebs attempt to destroy toxic rice

From left, Uasin Gishu County Commissioner Eddyson Nyale, Kenya Bureau of Standard (Kebs) Director Quality Assurance and infection Dr Geoffrey Muriira, MD Esther Ngari and North Rift Regional Manager Vincent Cheruiyot (behind) destroy contaminated rice at Huruma dump site in Eldoret on Wednesday. The dumping exercise was stopped after local residents including street children started throwing stones at the officers. January 23, 2025. [Peter Ochieng, Standard

Drama ensued at Huruma dumpsite in Eldoret on Wednesday evening when senior Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) officials who were on a mission to destroy contaminated rice were forced to flee after being attacked by scores of defiant youths.

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