Stop importation of cheap scrap metal, dealers urge state

A section of Kenya's scrap metal dealers leaders Joseph Muraya (seated from left) Joseph Mwangi , Evans Nganga, Secretary General Gladys Macharia flanked by other stakeholders address the media at Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi where they urged the government not to disband the Scrap metal council as the body regulates and brings sanity into the scrap metal sector. The officials will soon present a memorandum to the Ministry of Industrialization CS with their recommendations for consideration. January 27th,2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Scrap metal dealers have appealed to the government to protect them from unfair competition caused by cheap imports flooding the local market.

Some registered dealers are reportedly importing scrap metal, which is preferred by most steel millers due to its lower cost. According to the dealers, this practice is driving out local metal suppliers who source materials domestically, leading to job losses.