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Nema arrests more people over plastic bags

Police arrests traders who do not comply with the ban on plastic bags at Kibuye market in Kisumu County

KISUMU, KENYA: More than 12 suspects using banned plastic bags were on Thursday nabbed in Kisumu as the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) intensified a crackdown on the bags.

There was drama in various parts of the town as Nema officials ransacked shops for plastic bags with the police who accompanied them forced to fire in the air to disperse crowds who were against the exercise.

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