{
  "id": 2108323,
  "title": "Government Chemist formally receives ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation certicate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/government-chemist-formally-receives-iso-iec-17025-accreditation",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:09:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/government-chemist-formally-receives-iso-iec-17025-accreditation-certicate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Government Chemist Department has formally received its ISO/IEC 17025 Testing Laboratory Accreditation Certificate from the Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS), marking a major milestone in strengthening confidence in the scientific evidence used in criminal investigations, court proceedings, public health decisions and regulatory enforcement. The Department attained the accreditation in June…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Govt chemist gets ISO accreditation to strengthen forensic evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/govt-chemist-gets-iso-accreditation-to-strengthen-forensic-evidence",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:05:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}