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Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) offices in Nairobi. [File]
Consumers, farmers and manufacturers in the Mt Kenya region are expected to benefit from faster product testing and certification following the operationalisation of a Sh100 million Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) laboratory in Meru which is aimed at curbing substandard and illicit goods.
The state-of-the-art facility will enable KEBS conduct quality tests closer to producers and markets, reducing the need to transport samples to Nairobi while enhancing surveillance against products that pose health, safety and environmental risks.
KEBS Director of Quality Assurance and Inspection Dr Geoffrey Muriira said the laboratory is equipped to test a wide range of products across different sectors, allowing inspectors to carry out both market surveillance and production-based quality assessments more efficiently.
