The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has refuted claims that there are plans to sell contaminated sugar to Kenyans.
In an official notice dated July 31, the bureau assured Kenyans that such allegations were malicious, as it takes its responsibility of testing all foods consumed by Kenyans seriously before releasing it to the market. ''KEBS would like to dispel these allegations and ascertain that both locally produced and imported sugar undergo mandatory and rigorous inspection, testing, and certification before release to the market,'' the Bureau stated.
These clarifications and assurances follow allegations by the United Opposition, led by Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, that 25,000 tonnes of sugar unfit for human consumption were about to enter the Kenyan market.
Imported sugar being loaded onto a truck at a port in Africa Photo Food Safety Africa In a press release on Thursday, Kalonzo Musyoka claimed that the sugar, which had docked at the Port of Mombasa, was already on its way to Western Kenya to be repackaged and sold to Kenyans.
