Nairobi County has announced a schedule for the inspection and stamping of weighing and measuring tools, which will run from August to November 2025.
The county directed all traders with such equipment to present them for checking at designated centres across different sub-counties on the specified dates.
According to the notice released on Friday, September 19, the exercise will be carried out at various locations, including police stations, chiefs’ offices, shopping centres, county offices and social halls in areas such as Westlands, Dagoretti, Langata, Kibra, Roysambu, Kasarani and Embakasi.
“All traders within a radius of twenty (20) kilometres of the places mentioned are required under the law to submit their weighing and measuring instruments for inspection and stamping,” part of the notice reads.
The county further clarified that any equipment with a capacity of more than 500 kilograms will be inspected on-site as moving such machines poses difficulties.
Traders with these instruments must notify the inspector in writing at least three days before the inspection.
"Traders in possession of such instruments may comply with this notice by notifying the inspector (County Director of Weights and Measures - Nairobi City County) in writing as to the type, capacity and location of the instruments at least three days before the date on which the equipment is to be produced," the statement reads.
The inspection exercise started in Embakasi Central Sub-County between August 18 and 22, and in Embakasi East between August 25 and September 2 at Soweto Social Hall. In Kasarani, traders were served between September 3 and 22.
Royambu traders will be attended to at Zimmerman Chief’s Office on September 23, Lumumba Drive on September 24, Marurui Chief’s Office on September 25, Rasters on September 30, and Ngumba Shopping Centre on October 2.
Langata Sub-County inspections will be held at Nairobi West NCC Offices on October 7, Soweto Social Hall on October 8, Kenya Business Verification Hall on October 9, Ngei Chief’s Office on October 14, and Karen Ward Office on October 15.
In Kibra, the programme will be carried out at Kibera DO’s Office on October 16, Lindi Chief’s Office on October 17, Sarang’ombe Chief’s Office at Ngomongo on October 21, and Laini Saba Chief’s Office on October 22.
Starehe traders will be served at the Kenya Meat Commission grounds on October 23, Mariguini Chief’s Office on October 24, Sanasana Chief’s Office on October 27, City Market Offices on October 28, and Ngara Chief’s Office on October 29.
For Westlands, stamping will take place at Kangemi Market Office on October 30, Mountain View NCC Offices on October 31, Kawangware Chief’s Office between November 3 and 4, and Kangemi Chief’s Office on November 5.
Dagoretti North inspections will be done at Kawangware Muslim Chief’s Office on November 6, Kabiro Ward Office on November 7, Kawangware Omollo on November 10, Uthiru Shopping Centre on November 11, and Ndumboini Chief’s Office on November 12.
Dagoretti South will follow with inspections at Riruta NCC Offices on November 13, Riruta Chief’s Office on November 14, Waithaka Chief’s Office on November 18, Mutuini Chief’s Office on November 19, and Dagoretti Market on November 20.
