Standards watchdog cracks whip on fake cable dealers

The Rwanda Bureau of Standard (RBS) has started a crackdown on dealers in sub-standards electrical wires in Kigali. The standards watchdog, which swung into action on Monday, has so far seized 686 rolls of sub-standard electrical wires, according to Philbert Zimulinda, the RBS head of import section.
Philbert Zimulinda the head of Import section in RBS tasting the electrical wire cables at Quencaillerie hardware shop in Nyarugenge. The New Times  / T. Kisambira
Philbert Zimulinda the head of Import section in RBS tasting the electrical wire cables at Quencaillerie hardware shop in Nyarugenge. The New Times / T. Kisambira
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