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Scrap metal dealers protest against ban

Scrap metal dealers protest outside Ministry of Trade offices in Nairobi on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 [David Njaaga, Standard]

Scrap metal dealers from across the country yesterday held a demonstration and appealed to the government to lift the ban on their trade.

On January 20, President Uhuru Kenyatta imposed an indefinite ban on trade in scrap metals  as part of government efforts to curb rising cases of vandalism of key public installations.

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