Shopping outlets opt for new packaging after plastic ban

Groundnuts packed in a kaki bag on August 28,2017. Hawkers have already adopted the use of kaki bags to package their groundnuts following the plastic bags ban that took effect on Monday 28,2017.Photo:Kipsang Joseph/Standard.

Enterprising sellers of alternative packaging made roaring business as the ban on plastic bags took effect on Monday.

In major cities across the country, traders stayed away from plastic bags to avoid hefty fines.