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KEBS listed specific conditions that must be met before a waiver for a police-auctioned vehicle is considered. 

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has outlined the conditions and waiver requirements for the registration of police-auctioned motor vehicles. 

In a notice on Tuesday, April 1, KEBS cited the enforcement of the Kenya Standard Code of Practice for Inspection of Road Vehicles which prohibits the importation and registration of vehicles older than eight years from their first registration date. 

However, the agency noted that under special circumstances, it may recommend a waiver of the age limit to the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry. 

"KEBS enforces KS 1515:2000 - Kenya Standard Code of Practice for Inspection of Road Vehicles that prohibits importation and registration of motor vehicles that are more than eight (8) years of age from the year of first registration. 

"However, KEBS may recommend to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry to waive the age limit requirement subject to compliance to set Waiver Evaluation Technical Criteria (WETC) by applicants," the notice read.

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File image of KEBS Managing Director Esther Ngari

KEBS made it clear that specific conditions must be met before a waiver for a police-auctioned vehicle is considered.

According to the notice, the applicant must provide a waiver application letter along with a multi-agency pre-auction report. 

Applicants must also provide a Gazette Notice by the National Police Service listing the vehicle for auction, specifying units for use on roads and those for scrapping, in line with the multi-agency pre-auction report. 

Other requirements are a court order authorizing the auction, license of the auctioneer who conducted the auction along with the certificate of sale.

A tape lift from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and an Interpol clearance is among tne required documents.

“We wish to inform the public that KEBS will only consider and recommend to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry a waiver of the age limit for police-auctioned vehicles that meet the requirements specified above," KEBS advised.