To indicate conformance with mandatory product requirements, a KBS mark is placed on the certified product. It is a legal requirement that all locally manufactured consumer products bear the KBS mark before they are presented for sale. Kenya Bureau of Standards has legal authority to stop sale of uncertified products, and to prosecute the offending parties. There are about 500 standards which still need to be reviewed. The U.S. government is looking at possible technical assistance for this review.
Seed certification is mandatory before it can be sold locally.
The process takes three years. Kenya is not yet a member of UPOV, but plans to join. It also inspects and licenses all premises involved in the production, distribution, and sale of the chemicals. The board has the right to test chemicals sold locally to assure their compliance with originally certified specifications. No agricultural chemicals can be imported into Kenya without prior PCPB authorization and chemicals can only be sold for the specific use permitted by the board.