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Petitioner sues Kebs over age limit for imported vehicles

Kenya Bureau of Standards offices in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

A petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the constitutionality of a regulation in the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) Code of Practice that limits the age of imported vehicles to eight years.

The lawsuit, filed at the Milimani High Court by Augustine Wanyoike Ndichu, argues that the regulation is arbitrary, discriminatory, and lacks empirical evidence linking a vehicle's age to its emissions or roadworthiness.

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