The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
A group of women scavenging for plastic bags for recycling at a dumping site in Industrial area. The price of a kilo has reduced to Sh10 since the ban was effected. [Photo:WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD]
The ban on plastic bags by the Government in August has driven their manufacture and sale underground as black market racketeers find avenues to rake in huge profits.
Investigations by The Standard have revealed that some traders are flirting with jail terms and heavy fines by secretly stocking and selling plastic bags.
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