157 Water Companies in Operations without Licenses from KEBS

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has warned of the existence of 157 water companies carrying out operations without licenses.

With this, Kenyans are most likes to be consuming water that is contaminated since the said companies do not have KEBS certification to ensure that they undergo the required tests before selling their products to consumers.

According to KEBS, most of these companies carry out their operations in unhygienic environments thus posing health hazards to consumers who have distanced themselves from tapped water in the name of having more trust in “bottled water”.

KEBS has also accused some of the companies of taping suspect water and misleading users with fake labeling.

KEBS managing director, Charles Ongwae, said the agency has started a crackdown on the firms.

“There are people who love shortcuts. Today we are announcing 157 water bottling firms that are operating illegally without valid product certification marks and have failed to meet required standards,” said Mr. Ongwae.

A recent global study revealed that world’s leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process.