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Pipe prices go up on new Kebs quality standards
Plastic pipes. Quality changes are meant to bring the sector in line with recommendations of the International Standards for Organisations (ISO). Photo/FREDRICK ONYANGO
Prices of water and plumbing pipes are set to increase by between 20 and 25 per cent as manufacturers incur additional production costs arising from new quality requirements by the standards regulator.
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has set new standards for pipes used in water drainage and sewer lines which specify the colour and type of pipes to be used for mains, inside and outside buildings, above the ground, and sewerage.
