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Scrap metal dealers take to the border as council suspends issuance, renewal of licenses

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A scrap metal site at Eldo Scrap Centre in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

The Scrap Metal Council under the State Department of Industry has suspended the issuance and renewal of export licenses with immediate effect.

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