The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has blacklisted 27 maize and porridge flour brands citing poor standards.
These include Pembe, Budget, Fahali, Riri, Sima Tamu, Tupike, Unga Sawa, Uwezo, Ziwa, and Equatorial Ugali Afya unga brands.
The list of non-compliant maize brands and manufacturers
Budget – Karibu Maize Millers.
Equatorial Ugali Afya – Nature’s Health Ltd.
Fahali – Naku Modern Feeds.
Family – Jamka Emeji Trading Ltd.
Pembe – Pembe Flour Mills Ltd.
Riri – Ridges Ritz Millers Ltd.
Sima Tamu – Sima Grains Ltd.
Tupike – Osho Grain Millers Ltd.
Ugali bora – Nakuru Grains Mills Ltd.
Unga sawa – Greenfield Millers Ltd.
Uwezo – Uwezo Maize Millers Ltd.
Ziwa – Eldoret Grain Millers Ltd.
Porridge flour
Wimbi Safi Marss – Marss Food Quality.
Rimwambi Soya Porridge Mix – Rimwambi Enterprises.
Narisha Plus – Equatorial Nut Processors Ltd.
Rest food Products Afya & Bora Kinara Porridge – Rest Food Products.
Family Nature Foods the Original Ujimix (sour porridge) – Unga Ltd.
Generation Wimbi Porridge Flour – Snowline Food Industries.
Soko Wimbi Mix – Capwell Industries.
Winnies Pure Health Ugali Afya – Winnies Pure Health Products
Ujipwani Unga Wimbi Chachu – Regeria Ltd.
Greenhouse Pride Polished Wimbi with Milk Powder – Greenhouse Pride Distributors.
Golden Porridge Flour Sour Uji Mix – Golden Traders Ltd.
Najah Nutrition Food Family Porridge – Najah Nutrition Food.
Natasha Porridge – N/A.
Excellent Nutritious Porridge – Excellent Nutritional Porridge.
Split Peas Flour Unga Wa Bhajia – Phatol Investment Ltd.