The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
KEBS Board Chairman Chris Wamalwa (right) and CEO Esther Ngari (centre) during a meeting with lawmakers in Nairobi.
The National Assembly's Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) has begun deliberations on a proposed law to replace Kenya's 50-year-old Standards Act with modern consumer protection legislation.
Tharaka MP George Murugara, who chairs the committee, said the current law enacted in 1974 no longer serves the needs of a growing economy.
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