NEMA officers raid factory, arrest manager over plastic bags

National Environment Management Authority, (NEMA) Machakos County Director Mr Titus Simiyu, and Grace Maina, an Environment Officer, show some of the polythene bags that were impounded at a factory in Mlolongo on February 21 2018. [Photo by Peterson Githaiga/Standard]

A factory manager has been arrested after plastic bags worth millions of shillings were found in a godown in Mlolongo yesterday.

Police and National Environment Management Authority (Nema) officials led by County Director Titus Simiyu raided the factory after being tipped that it was still selling plastic bags long after the Government ban was effected.