The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has hailed President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to remove CS Adan Mohammed from the Industry, Trade and Cooperatives ministry.
Mohammed, who has been at the centre of the importation of sub-standard sugar scandal, was moved to the less lucrative East Africa Community and Regional Development Ministry, a move which political commentators have described as a demotion.
The former Barclays Kenya boss was replaced by Peter Munya.
COFEK CEO Stephen Mutoro had repeatedly called for the sacking of Mohammed on grounds that the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), which falls under the Industrialisation ministry, has failed in its mandate of ensuring counterfeit products do not enter into the country.
In a statement to the press on Friday after the Head of State reshuffled his cabinet, Mutoro exuded confidence that Munya would restore sanity in his new docket which is crucial to the realisation of Jubilee's Big Four Agenda.
Here is the full statement from COFEK:
"The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) welcomes the changes at the Ministry of Industrialisation. We are happy that President Kenyatta heard and acted on our appeal.
Kenyans want to see an immediate resuscitation of public confidence in Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). This will cut the cost of doing business for manufacturers. We are optimistic that Mr Peter Munya is equal to the task. He must immediately break up the cartels within and around KEBS.
Specifically, we urge him to appoint a consumer representative on the KEBS board and further enhance institutional capacity. The changes promise realisation of manufacturing sector as part of the Big Four Agenda."
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