Detectives arrest businessman for allegedly importing, repackaging expired diapers

The diapers were recovered at a go-down within Athi River, Machakos County on October 12 2018.

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers have this evening arrested businessman Muktar Rehemtulla Omar over the alleged importation and repackaging of expired baby diapers.

The diapers were recovered at a go-down within Athi River, Machakos County on October 12 2018.

The businessman will be charged with at least three offences among them; sale of substandard baby Diapers branded EZEE, sale of EZEE baby diapers without a valid import standardization mark (IS-Mark) permit and applying importation standardization mark (IS-Mark) to EZEE baby diapers without a valid permit issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).

Muktar will be produced in court tomorrow.