The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has issued a warning over the importation and use of fake electrical extension sockets, citing the risk of electrocution and fire.
KEBS sounded the alarm after the institution seized over 24,000 substandard extension sockets worth Ksh2.5 million at the Port of Mombasa.
The Bureau intercepted a consignment of fake extension sockets that were destined for the Kenyan market, seizing a 16-metric-tonne container that had arrived from China.
While confirming the seizure, KEBS noted that the sockets were found to violate safety standards, revealing that the extensions lacked critical safety features and posed serious risks of electrocution and fire.
