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Tag · Quality Inspection Services Japan (QISJ)

Quality Inspection Services Japan (QISJ)

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State Capture: Puzzle As How Blacklisted QISJ Maneuvered With Impunity To Win Last Minute Billion Shilling Deal With Uhuru Men

In what could best be described as one of the instances of state capture, Quality Inspection Services Japan (QISJ) has broke the records by staying on the bag despite its scandalous path and business in Kenya. Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has contracted a Japanese firm to verify the services for used motor vehicles, spare […]

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The QISJ saga: Behind-the-scenes wars for the 2021 KEBS tender

By NLM Writer When the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) floated the tender for Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVOC) of used motor vehicles and motor vehicle spare parts on January 19, 2021, among the entities that collected tender documents was Five Blocks Enterprises. Curiously, Five Blocks did not return the documents as a bidder. But, […]

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QISJ: A tale of blacklisting, impunity and conflict of interest

The Kenya Bureau of Standards is implicated in a long-running saga for turning a blind eye to anti-competitive business practices by QISJ. By NLM Writer Cited and blacklisted for poor inspection of radioactive substances in used vehicles, facing conflict of interest queries and questions about its capacity and professionalism, one would have expected that Japanese […]

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