In a bid to ensure quality and that materials used in construction are authentic and up to standard, the Kenya Bureau of Standards has suspended (KEBS) manufacturing permits for a company responsible for producing building ribs.
Kenya has recently witnessed cases of buildings collapsing causing loss of properties and sometimes lives.
Most cases of collapsing buildings are caused by the use of substandard materials.
To ensure such cases are not repeated, KEBS suspended the manufacturing permits for a major steel company that entered the country with a capital of Ksh3.8 billion ($30 million) and ordered the company to halt its services.
