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RBS confiscates 45 weighing scales

Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) has confiscated 45 weighing scales in Kimironko market in a clampdown of scales that are adjustable by traders to cheat customers.“They confiscated old model scales made from China. When they get old, they start cheating,” revealed Innocent Bahizi, president of Kimironko market.
An RBS employee displays some of the modern weighing scales. The Standards bureau has embarked on a campaign of confiscating sub-standard scales
An RBS employee displays some of the modern weighing scales. The Standards bureau has embarked on a campaign of confiscating sub-standard scales
Times Reporter