Stories from the Corridor

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“From Jua Kali to Professional” by Janet Wanjiru

It was jua kali – a casual approach to customers.  I would try, and if I got it right then good, but if not so what. It’s a job, so I can ea…

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Increasing the Quality and Competitiveness of the EAC- Locally-Manufactured Products, through Product Certification -The Case of Kenya

Context: Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is a statutory body established under the Standards Act (CAP 496) of the laws of Kenya to ensure t…

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Strengthening laboratory testing capabilities to increase the number of tested parameters and reduction in testing time – The Case of Burundi

Context: Burundi is a landlocked country whose manufacturing sector is still in infancy stages and the country is heavily dependent on bilat…

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Awareness creation on the importance of quality and standards -The case of Uganda

Context: The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) was established as a semi-autonomous body by an Act of Parliament in 1983. UNBS is m…

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Contribution of Standards Harmonisation and Certification towards reduction in the conformity assessment clearance time and testing cost-The Case of the EAC

Context: The East African community (EAC) comprises of five countries namely: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda with a total popu…

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Improving clearance time predictability: understanding the importance of standard deviation

Section 5.2 of the report provided a detailed analysis of the average release times of imports and exports for the 2010-2014 period. In addi…

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Lessons for strengthening the regional impact of the ReSW initiative

At the launch of the Kenyan Electronic Single Window in May 2014, President Uhuru called for the establishment of an EAC regional single win…

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Complementing the ReSW: Establishing a comprehensive Rwanda Trade Portal

A Trade Portal is a web-based trade facilitation tool that provides reliable and up to date information on all laws, regulations and procedu…

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David Sanga – Mbingu Supplier To Kokoa Kamili (KK)

David Sanga is a 65 year old resident of the Mbingu Village in the Kilombero District in Tanzania.” David Sanga is a 65 year old resident of…