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Kebs sticks to its guns on eight-year vehicle rule

used cars

Used vehicles on sale at a yard in Mombasa in this photo taken on February 2017.
 

Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Kebs said any vehicle registered in 2013 arriving after December 31, 2020 will be deemed not to comply with the standards and will be rejected at the importer's expense.
  • Kebs said vehicles that are exported to Kenya shall be expected to comply with KS1515:2000-Kenya Code of Practice for Inspection of vehicles.

Importers of second-hand vehicles suffered a blow after the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) announced that only right-hand drive motor vehicles whose year of first registration is from January 1, 2014 will be allowed into the country from January 1. 

Kebs said any vehicle registered in 2013 arriving after December 31, 2020 will be deemed not to comply with the standards and will be rejected at the importer's expense.