National Bodies of SQMT
in the East African Community

National Bureaux of Standards





This chapter provides for an overview on the national standards bodies within the region. For further information we recommend a visit to their websites.

The Rwanda Bureau of Standards is currently preparing its own website which is due to go online by the end of 2006.

National Legal Metrology Organisations

In Kenya and Tanzania, legal metrology ( weights and measures) is handled by separate entities:

Kenya Weights and Measures Department (WMD)
Tanzania Weights and Measures Agency (WMA)