Eddy Njoroge has made history to become the first African president of the International Standards Organization in more than 70 years.
Njoroge will take on as president on a two-term tenure starting January 2020-December 2022 replacing Canadian John Walter.
The appointment will see ISO’s global office established in Nairobi during Njoroge’s tenure
Furthermore, Njoroge is committed to a four-point agenda including redressing trade imbalance, using standards to power industry growth, encouraging the use of standards in every aspect of people’s lives and enhancing participation of the developing countries in formulating standards
ISO standards reduce technical barriers to trade, lower production costs, and allow local companies to access global markets due to opportunities for economies of scale.
Njoroge, also a board member at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), aims to facilitate access to standards for developing countries. In the recent past, local products have been barred from accessing western markets over failure to conform to European standards.
