Why polythene bags still available in parts of Kenya

Director General for NEMA Professor Geoffrey Wakhungu (left) and Busia County Commissioner Jacob Narengo address media after the seizure of the 22,000 pieces of plastic bags in the county

BUSIA, KENYA: Cross border smuggling is undermining the ban on polythene bags, top official at the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has said.

The government banned use and selling of the plastic bags in 2017. However, sale of the bags have continued.