How plastic bag makers are beating the system

Nema Nairobi County Director of Environment Njoki Mukiri. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

Plastic bag manufacturers are secretly producing the banned carriers at night in a bid to outsmart the authorities, the environment authority has said.

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) said it was conducting night raids to crack down on manufacturers who are still in business four months after the ban on plastic bags.