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Goats on a heap of plastic bags in Korogocho slums on May 26, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has warned that individuals found using banned plastic bags will be arrested and prosecuted as the crackdown intensifies.
Speaking during the destruction of confiscated plastic bags at the Busia County Referral Hospital incinerator, Busia County NEMA Director Cliff Barkatch reaffirmed that the use, manufacture, and importation of plastic carrier bags remains outlawed in Kenya.
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