{
  "id": 2115803,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/govt-chemist-gets-iso-accreditation-to-strengthen-forensic-evidence"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Government Chemist Department has received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from the Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS), a certification expected to strengthen the credibility of scientific evidence used in criminal investigations and court cases. The department attained the accreditation in June 2026 after undergoing an assessment process that lasted nearly three years. KENAS says ISO/IEC 17025…",
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-20T09:09:08.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}