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Governors to miss out on National Environmental Management Authority board

Parliament has rejected attempts by county governments and the civil society to assume a greater role of environmental management.

This is after a mediation committee of the National Assembly and Senate agreed to throw out amendments to the Environmental Management and Coordination (amendment) Bill, which would have allowed county governments and the civil society to flex their muscles on the Board of National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA).

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