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4 Overview 3 1 2 KENAS Establishment KENAS Mandate Important Activities 3 The Belt & Road Initiative 4

Functional Quality Infrastructure National Quality Infrastructure CABs Standardization KEBS Metrology NMI Accreditation KENAS Regulatory Bodies

Accreditation Impact Shipping Oil and Energy Tourism Banking and Finance Health care Crime Scene Investigation Amusement Parks Education Construction Environment Fishing Media and communication Manufacturing Transportation Agriculture

KENAS Establishment Started in the year 1984 with accreditation of Calibration Laboratories under the National Calibration Service (NCS) at KEBS under L.N. 80/84. In 1987, the first lab was registered under the NCS In 1995 registration of Assessors for Quality Management system started under L.N. 90/95. A cabinet memorandum for establishment of a National Accreditation Body by the Ministry of Trade was signed in the year 2004 leading to the establishment of an accreditation department at KEBS in June 2004.

KENAS Establishment cont.. False start in March 2005 through establishment of the Accreditation Body under the Standards Act. The first accreditation decision taken by the accreditation department happened in 2007 for a calibration lab that was under the NCS In May 2009 the Kenya Accreditation Service was formally established under L.N. 55 of 2009. Currently the accreditation Bill 2013 has been forwarded to Parliament.

Kenya Accreditation Service KENAS Vision To be a global leader in the provision of accreditation services. KENAS Mission Provision of accreditation services that promote fair trade, health and safety as well as protection of the environment. Motto Competence in conformity assessment.

Kenya Accreditation Service KENAS Core Values Teamwork Customer Focus Creativity and Innovation Impartiality and Objectivity Ethics KENAS Strategic Plan KENAS has a 5 year strategic i.e. 2012-2017 plan in place and being reviewed. EAC Engagement Accreditation within the EAC are under the EAC SQMT Act of 2006. KENAS is the only established accreditation body within the EAC

KENAS Mandate Develop, regulate & review the criteria & requirements for accreditation. Open, maintain & update the register of accredited CAB’s. Publish in the Kenya Gazette all CAB’s that have been accredited within a particular year. Promote use of accreditation mark(s) & certificates issued to accredited CAB’s Promote competence &equivalence of results of accredited bodies. Establish & nurture relations and co-operation with regional &international accreditation bodies Promote accreditation as a means of facilitating regional & international trade. Raise awareness on the importance & purpose of accreditation.

KENAS Organogram KENAS Board Certification ISO/IEC 17021-1 Inspection & Verification ISO/IEC 17020 Testing & Calibration ISO/IEC 17025 Medical ISO 15189 ISO/IEC 17043 Corporate Services Accreditation Committee

Certification Certification Bodies for: MS ISO/IEC 17021:2015 3 client QMS EMS FSMS OHSAS Persons ISO/IEC 17024:2012 Products ISO/IEC 17065:2012

Inspection & Verification Inspection bodies ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Passenger Bus body inspection Inspection of general cargo Inspection of petroleum tankers Inspection of Industrial goods

Testing & Calibration Testing & Calibration laboratories ISO/IEC 17025:2005 This include testing laboratories in water, industry, pesticide and aflatoxin testing. Calibration laboratories are in the fields of temperature, mass, pressure, torque and industrial measurements.

Medical Medical Laboratories ISO 15189:2012 in both private and public sector. Proficiency Test providers ISO/IEC 17043:2010

The Structure (International) Products / Services CABs CB’s, T&C, IB’s National KENAS Regional AFRAC EAAB International IAF ILAC

World Accreditation Day WAD 2017 WAD 2016 WAD 2015

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Assessors Conclave 2017 2016

Peer Evaluation KENAS underwent Peer evaluation in the following areas in October 2017 ILAC in Testing, Inspection & Medical IAF MS in QMS, EMS, FSMS AFRAC in Testing, Inspection & Medical and MS Certification in QMS, EMS, FSMS All the Non conformities and Concerns have been closed.

Other International Engagements KENAS is an associate member at ILAC KENAS is a member at IAF Other Engagements Chair AFRAC TC Chair ISO/CASCO National Mirror Committee: TC on conformity assessment Secretary to the Africa Eco-labeling mechanism AFRAC MCC WG Convenor Active member ILAC IC-WG3 and WG9

China’s ‘One Belt And One Road Initiative’? “One Belt, One Road,” or the Maritime Silk Road as it is more commonly known, will connect China via rail and shipping links with major markets in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa In 13 May 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Beijing to attend a major summit on infrastructure and held bilateral talks with Chinese leaders on trade and development with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang on Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative. That visit resulted in financing for the first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa to Nairobi, the first three berths at Lamu Port, and upgrading of major roads including the Nairobi northern, southern and eastern bypasses, Africa Economic Zone in Eldoret

China’s ‘One Belt And One Road Initiative’? The Kenya Government has not yet developed a policy on the one belt and one road initiative. The process for establishment of the same is yet to be formally started.

use accreditation results in market regulation There is currently a drive by the market for accreditation especially calibration laboratories especially in the field of temperature, mass, pressure, torque and industrial measurements.

use accreditation results in market regulation KS 372 Inspection by accredited inspection on passenger bus body construction Energy Act 2016 all imported energy appliances to be tested by accredited testing laboratory. Kenya power has a regulation that their suppliers of electrical components shall be tested by accredited laboratory. GlobalGap any testing in the farms must be done by an accredited laboratory

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