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Kenya among countries facing e-waste management problems

By Standard Digital | 15yrs ago

By Ramadhan Rajab

Kenya is facing serious environmental and health problems due to increasing hazardous waste from electronic devices, the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has warned.

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