griculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has extended the term of a taskforce formed to spearhead reforms on standardisation of goods in the fight against counterfeits.
The Standards and Quality Infrastructure Reforms Taskforce that Mr Munya appointed on November 15, 2019, while he was Trade minister, is chaired by Mr Wachira Maina.
It was appointed for a period of two months so it was expected to have completed its work by January 15.
But in a January 14 Gazette notice, Mr Munya extended the team’s term by three months, effective January 15.
The taskforce is undertaking a comprehensive review and evaluation of weaknesses and shortcomings of Kenya’s standards and quality infrastructure.