Nairobi — The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has confiscated one hundred and fifty-four (154) substandard imported portable socket outlets in Nairobi, Mombasa, Thika, and Hola.
The seized socket outlets pose a great danger of electrocution to consumers as they do not have shutters, contrary to requirements of Kenya Standard KS EAS 495-2: 2008 - Specification for switched and unswitched socket outlets.
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