Traders in Garissa County have been asked to present their weighing machines for verification in a span of one month.
Addressing the press after launching the verification exercise chief officer trade and enterprise development Mahat Salah said that despite the department being a devolved function the county is using the national trade act of weight and measures.
The verification exercise which is done once in a year requires all traders who are using the scales and balance to have their machines verified.
The chief officer further urged the traders to voluntarily avail their equipment for re-verification in the event they think that it is not serving them well.
Salah said the department has prepared a bill to regulate the sector which is awaiting the approval of the executive before its table in the county assembly.
“It is by law that every other weighing and measuring equipment that is in use for trade has got be verified and stamped every year," he said.
This is a lawful exercise and the traders are required to make sure that they do it. Failure to do so will attract some penalties,” he added.
He said that the verification is very important because it is meant to protect the customers as well as the traders adding that ‘machines have tare and ware’.