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National Environment Management Authority raises concern over delay in passing electronic waste laws

 

NAIROBI, KENYA: There are mounting calls for Parliament to urgently approve new regulations to guide the management of electronic waste as the volume of obsolete goods like mobile phones and computers skyrocket in the country.

The Electronic Waste Regulations (2013) have been before various parliamentary committees for the last several months including the Committee on Environment chaired by Amina Abdallah and the Committee on Delegated Legislation led by Baringo North MP William Cheptumo.

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