The untold story of Kenya’s fake, substandard cement

Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) Managing Director Esther Ngari.

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Three in five samples of cement products the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) collected in a market surveillance operation failed the standards test, a leaked report shows.

The report indicates that only 38.1 percent of the cement tested in February 2022 met the required standards, including the capacity to withstand the slightest pressure without crumbling.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.