GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 15384

PURSUANT to section 9 (1) of the Standards Act, the National Standards Council declares the specifications or codes of practice appearing in the schedule hereto to be Kenya Standards with effect from the date of publication of this notice. Number Title of Specification or Code of Practice Food KS 2430:2025 Kenya Standard — Ginger paste — Specification, Second Edition KS 2431:2025 Kenya Standard — Garlic paste — Specification, Second Edition KS ISO 5530-1:2025 Kenya Standard — Wheat flour — Physical characteristics of doughs — Part 1: Determination of water absorption and rheological properties using a farinograph, Third Edition KS ISO 5530-2:2025 Kenya Standard — Wheat flour — Physical characteristics of doughs — Part 2: Determination of rheological properties using an extensograph, First Edition KS ISO 17715:2025 Kenya Standard — Flour from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Amperometric method for starch damage measurement, Second Edition KS ISO 24557:2024 Kenya Standard — Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method, Second Edition KS EAS 33:2025 Kenya Standard — Yoghurt — Specification, Fourth Edition KS EAS 1008:2025 Kenya Standard — Fermented (cultured) milk — Specification, Second Edition KS EAS 1191:2025 Kenya Standard — Flavoured milk — Specification, First Edition KS EAS 1193:2025 Kenya Standard — Lactose-free milk — Specification, First Edition KS ISO/TS 21872-2:2020 Kenya Standard — Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the determination of Vibrio spp. — Part 2: Enumeration of total and potentially enteropathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood using nucleic acid hybridization, First Edition KS ARS 1132-3:2024 Kenya Standard — Test method for fish and fishery products — Part:3: Determination of parasites in fin fish by candling, First Edition KS ARS 1132-5:2024 Kenya Standard — Test method for fish and fishery products — Part 5: Determination of selenium, First Edition KS ARS 1123:2024 Kenya Standard — Canned shrimps or prawns — Specification, First Edition KS ARS 1110-1:2023 Kenya Standard — Dried small sardine and sardine-type pelagic fish — Part 1: Freshwater, First Edition KS ARS 1110-2:2023 Kenya Standard — Dried small sardine and sardine-type pelagic fish — Part 2: Dried anchovies, First Edition KS ARS 1110-3:2023 Kenya Standard — Dried small sardine and sardine-type pelagic fish — Part 3: Boiled, dried and salted anchovies, First Edition KS ARS 1106:2023 Kenya Standard — Tilapia production aquaculture farms — Good aquaculture practices, Second Edition KS ARS 1107:2023 Kenya Standard — Freshwater aquatic animal production farms — Good aquacultural practices, First Edition Textiles and Leather KS 2715:2025 Kenya Standard — Knitted pile blankets — Specification, Second Edition KS 2946:2025 Kenya Standard — Prayer mat — Specification, Second Edition KS ARS 1599:2024 Kenya Standard — Textiles — Code of practice for garment manufacturing, First Edition KS ARS 2068:2025 Kenya Standard — Textiles — Lining fabric — Specification, First Edition 7286 7286 Mechanical and Civil Engineering KS ISO 14946:2021 Kenya Standard — Small craft — Maximum load capacity, Second Edition KS ISO 18119:2018 Kenya Standard — Gas cylinders — Seamless steel and seamless aluminium-alloy gas cylinders and tubes — Periodic inspection and testing, First Edition KS ISO 18119:2018/Amd 1:2021 Kenya Standard — Gas cylinders — Seamless steel and seamless aluminium-alloy gas cylinders and tubes — Periodic inspection and testing, AMENDMENT 1 KS ISO 18119:2018/Amd 2:2024 Kenya Standard — Gas cylinders — Seamless steel and seamless aluminium-alloy gas cylinders and tubes — Periodic inspection and testing, AMENDMENT 2 KS ISO 23550:2018 Kenya Standard — Safety and control devices for gas and/or oil burners and appliances — General requirements, Second Edition KS EN 1990:2002/NA:2025 — Kenya National Annex to KS EN 1990:2002 — Eurocode 0: Basis of structural design, First Edition KS EN 1992-1-1:2004/NA:2025 — Kenya National Annex to KS EN 1992-1-1:2004 — Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures — Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings, First Edition KS EN 1993-1-1:2005/NA:2025 — Kenya National Annex to KS EN 1993-1-1:2005 — Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings, First Edition KS EN 1993-1-2:2005/NA:2025 — Kenya National Annex to KS EN 1993-1-2:2005 — Design of steel structures — Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings, First Edition KS 2801-2:2025 Kenya Standard — Masonry units — Specification — Part 2: Aggregate concrete masonry units (lightweight aggregates), First Edition KS ISO 5257:2023 Kenya Standard — Bamboo structures — Engineered bamboo products — Test methods for determination of mechanical properties using small size specimens, First Edition KS ISO 7567:2024 Kenya Standard — Bamboo structures — Glue laminated bamboo — Product specifications, First Edition KS ISO 16830:2025 Kenya Standard — Specification of bamboo drinking straws, First Edition KS ISO 23478:2022 Kenya Standard — Bamboo structures — Engineered bamboo products — Test methods for determination of physical and mechanical properties, First Edition KS ISO 7240-2:2017 Kenya Standard — Fire detection and alarm systems — Part 2: Fire detection control and indicating equipment, First Edition KS ISO 7240-3:2020 Kenya Standard — Fire detection and alarm systems — Part 3: Audible alarm devices, First Edition KS ISO 7240-5:2018 Kenya Standard — Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 5: Point type heat detectors, First Edition KS ISO 7240-7:2023 Kenya Standard — Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 7: Point-type smoke detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization, First Edition KS ISO 7240-23:2013 Kenya Standard — Fire detection and alarm systems — Part 23: Visual alarm devices, First Edition KS ISO 12239:2021 Kenya Standard — Smoke alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization, First Edition KS ISO 8201:2017 Kenya Standard — Alarm systems — Audible emergency evacuation signal — Requirements, First Edition KS ISO 6183:2022 Kenya Standard — Fire protection equipment — Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems for use on premises — Design and installation, First Edition KS ISO 580:2005 Kenya Standard — Plastics piping and ducting systems — Injection-moulded thermoplastics fittings — Methods for visually assessing the effects of heating, First Edition KS ISO 13229:2010 Kenya Standard — Thermoplastics piping systems for non-pressure applications — Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) pipes and fittings — Determination of the viscosity number and K-value, First Edition KS ISO 13254:2010 Kenya Standard — Thermoplastics piping systems for non-pressure applications — Test method for watertightness, First Edition KS ISO 9669:1990/Amd 1:1992 Kenya Standard — Series 1 freight containers — Interface connections for tank containers, AMENDMENT 1: Sections 3 and 4 KS ISO 9897:1997 Kenya Standard — Freight containers — Container equipment data exchange (CEDEX) — General communication codes, First Edition KS ISO 830:2024 Kenya Standard — Freight containers — Vocabulary, Second Edition KS ISO 4406:2021 Kenya Standard — Hydraulic fluid power — Fluids — Method for coding the level of contamination by solid particles, Second Edition Services KNWA 3038:2025 Kenya Standard — Fitness instructors ― Code of practice, First Edition KNWA 3039:2025 Kenya Standard — Tattooing — Safe and hygienic practice — Requirements, First Edition KNWA 3036:2025 Kenya Standard — Coconut and coconut related products — Coco coir planting pot ― Specification, First Edition KS ISO 6877:2025 Kenya Standard — Dentistry — Endodontic obturating materials, Fourth Edition KS ISO 20127:2025 Kenya Standard — Dentistry — Physical properties of powered toothbrushes, Third Edition Chemical KS ISO 527-2:2025 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics, Second Edition KS ISO 1183-1:2025 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics — Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pycnometer method and titration method, Third Edition KS ISO 4892-1:2024 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 1: General guidance and requirements, Third Edition KS ISO 4892-3:2024 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps, Third Edition KS ISO 8256:2023 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Determination of tensile-impact strength, Second Edition 24th October, 2025 THE KENYA GAZETTE KS ISO 11357-6:2025 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 6: Determination of oxidation induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation induction temperature (dynamic OIT), Second Edition KS ISO 3451-5:2025 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Determination of ash — Part 5: Poly(vinyl chloride), Third Edition Electrotechnical and ICT KS ISO 10844:2021 Kenya Standard — Acoustics — Specification of test tracks for measuring sound emitted by road vehicles and their tyres, First Edition KS ISO 11204:2010 Kenya Standard — Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions applying accurate environmental corrections, First Edition KS IEC 60076-7:2018 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 7: Loading guide for mineral-oil-immersed power transformers, First Edition KS IEC 60076-8:1997 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 8: Application guide, First Edition KS IEC/IEEE 60076-16:2018 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 16: Transformers for wind turbine applications, First Edition KS IEC 60076-18:2012 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 18: Measurement of frequency response, First Edition KS IEC/TS 60076-19:2013 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 19: Rules for the determination of uncertainties in the measurement of the losses on power transformers and reactors, First Edition KS IEC 60076-19-1:2023 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 19-1: Rules for the determination of uncertainties in the measurement of the losses of power transformers, First Edition KS IEC/TS 60076-20:2017 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 20: Energy efficiency, First Edition KS IEC/TS 60076-20:2017/Cor 1:2018 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 20: Energy efficiency, CORRIGENDUM 1 KS IEC 60076-21:2018 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 21: Standard requirements, terminology, and test code for step-voltage regulators, First Edition KS IEC 60076-22-1:2019 Kenya Standard — Power transformers — Part 22-1: Power transformer and reactor fittings — Protective devices, First Edition KS IEC 61747-1-1:2014 Kenya Standard — Liquid crystal display devices — Part 1-1: Generic — Generic specification, First Edition KS IEC 63330-1:2024 Kenya Standard — Repurposing of secondary batteries — Part 1: General requirements, First Edition KS IEC 63338:2024 Kenya Standard — General guidance on reuse and repurposing of secondary cells and batteries, First Edition The following standards are hereby confirmed forthwith; Electrotechnical and ICT KS 2896-1:2020 Kenya Standard — Software and Systems Engineering Processes — Requirements and Evaluation — Part 1: Agreement processes — Acquisition and Supply KS 2896-2-1:2020 Kenya Standard — Software and Systems Engineering Processes — Requirements and Evaluation — Part 2-1: Technical processes KS 2896-2-2:2020 Kenya Standard — Software and Systems Engineering Processes — Requirements and Evaluation — Part 2-2: Technical evaluation KS 2896-3-1:2020 Kenya Standard — Software Engineering processes — Software product quality — Part 3- 1: Requirements KS 2896-3-2:2020 Kenya Standard — Software Engineering processes — Software product quality — Part 3- 2: Requirements KS ISO/IEC TR 25021:2012 Kenya Standard — Systems and software engineering — Systems and software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) — Quality measure elements KS ISO/IEC 25022:2016 Kenya Standard — Software engineering — Software Product Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) — Measurement of quality in use KS ISO/IEC 25023:2016 Kenya Standard — Systems and Software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) — Measurement of system and software product quality KS ISO/IEC 25024:2016 Kenya Standard — Systems and software engineering — Systems and software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) — Measurement of data quality KS ISO/IEC 38505-1:2017 Kenya Standard — Information technology — Governance of IT — Governance of data — Part 1: Application of ISO/IEC 38500 to the governance of data KS ISO/IEC TR 38505-2:2018 Kenya Standard — Information technology — Governance of IT — Governance of data — Part 2: Implications of ISO/IEC 38505-1 for data management KS ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2017 Kenya Standard — Systems and software engineering — Software life cycle processes KS ISO/IEC 13818-1:2013 Kenya Standard — Information technology — Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information — Part 1: Systems KS ISO/IEC 13818-2:2013 Kenya Standard — Information technology — Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information — Part 2: Video KS ISO/IEC 13818-3:1998 Kenya Standard — Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information — Part 3: Audio KS ISO/IEC 13818-7:2006 Kenya Standard — Information technology — Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information — Part 7: Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) KS ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2017 Kenya Standard — Systems and software engineering — Software life cycle processes The following standards are hereby withdrawn forthwith; Food KS ISO 24557:2009 Kenya Standard — Pulses — Determination of moisture content — Air-oven method, to be replaced by KS ISO 24557:2024 KS ISO 5530-1:2013 Kenya Standard — Wheat flour — Physical characteristics of doughs — Part 1: Determination of water absorption and rheological properties using a farinograph, to be replaced by KS ISO 5530-1:2025 7288 7288 KS ISO 17715:2013 Kenya Standard — Flour from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Amperometric method for starch damage measurement, to be replaced by KS ISO 17715:2025 KS 2430:2018 Kenya Standard — Ginger paste — Specification, to be replaced by KS 2430:2025 KS 2431:2018 Kenya Standard — Garlic paste — Specification, to be replaced by KS 2431:2025 KS EAS 33:2019 Kenya Standard — Yoghurt — Specification, to be replaced by KS EAS 33:2025 KS EAS 1008:2021 Kenya Standard — Fermented (cultured) milk — Specification, to be replaced by KS EAS 1008:2025 KS 1756:2021 Kenya Standard — Flavoured milk — Specification, to be replaced by KS EAS 1191:2025 KS 2934:2021 Kenya Standard — Lactose free milk — Specification, to be replaced by KS EAS 1193:2025 KS ARS 1106:2018 Kenya Standard — Tilapia production aquaculture farms — Good aquaculture practices, to be replaced by KS ARS 1106:2023 KS 2685:2017 Kenya Standard — Certain canned vegetables — Specification, to be replaced by KS EAS 1060:2023 KS 523-1:2007 Kenya Standard — Breakfast cereals — Specification — Part 1: Rolled/flaked oats (quick-cooking type), to be replaced by KS EAS 1160:2024 Textiles & Leather KS 214-2:2018 Kenya Standard — Woven interlinings and linings for apparel purposes — Specification — Part 2: Woven linings for apparel purposes to be replaced by KS ARS 2068:2025 KS 2715:2017 Kenya Standard — Knitted pile blankets — Specification, to be replaced by KS 2715:2025 KS 2946:2022 Kenya Standard — Prayer mat — Specification, to be replaced by KS 2946:2025 Mechanical and Civil Engineering KS ISO 6406:2005 Kenya Standard — Gas cylinders — Seamless steel gas cylinders — Periodic inspection and testing, to be replaced by KS ISO 18119:2018 KS ISO 14946:2001 Kenya Standard — Small craft — Maximum load capacity, to be replaced by KS ISO 14946:2021 KS ISO 830:1999 Kenya Standard — Freight containers — Vocabulary, to be replaced by KS ISO 830:2024 KS ISO 4406:1999 Kenya Standard — Hydraulic fluid power — Fluids — Method for coding the level of contamination by solid particles, to be replaced by KS ISO 4406:2021 Services KS ISO 20127:2020 Kenya Standard — Dentistry — Physical properties of powered toothbrushes, to be replaced by KS ISO 20127:2025 KS ISO 6877:2021 Kenya Standard — Dentistry — Endodontic obturating materials, to be replaced by KS ISO 6877:2025 Chemical KS ISO 527-2:2012 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics, to be replaced by KS ISO 527-2:2025 KS ISO 1183-1:2019 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics — Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pycnometer method and titration method, to be replaced by KS ISO 1183-1:2025 KS ISO 3451-5:2002 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Determination of ash — Part 5: Poly(vinyl chloride, to be replaced by KS ISO 3451-5:2025 KS ISO 11357-6:2008 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 6: Determination of oxidation induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation induction temperature (dynamic OIT, to be replaced by KS ISO 11357-6:2025 KS ISO 4892-1:2016 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 1: General guidance and requirements, to be replaced by KS ISO 4892-1:2024 KS ISO 4892-3:2016 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps, to be replaced by KS ISO 4892-3:2024 KS ISO 8256:2004 Kenya Standard — Plastics — Determination of tensile-impact strength, to be replaced by KS ISO 8256:2023 KS 91:2022 Kenya Standard — Petroleum and petroleum products — Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) — Specification, to be replaced by KS EAS 1105:2025 Dated the 23rd October, 2025. ESTHER NGARI SO4877 Secretary, National Standards Council.