The quality standard agency boss will serve for a period of three years.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 (1) of the Standards Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry appoints ESTHER NJERI NGARI to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Bureau of Standards, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 13th October, 2023,” the CS announced in a gazette notice.

Ngari has been occupying the post on an interim basis after former CEO Bernard Njiraini was shown the door over his alleged role in the release of commended sugar.

Subsequently, the National Standards Council opened applications for the position until August 8, 2023.

Prior, she served as Director of Standards Development and Trade at Kebs.

Before joining the agency, she was in charge of quality assurance, research, and development at the Kenya Meat Commission.