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Environment Day: Porous borders thriving Illegal plastic trade, undermining Kenya's environmental gains

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In a setback to Kenya's efforts to combat plastic pollution, the porous borders with Uganda and Tanzania have emerged as weak links. This allows unscrupulous traders to smuggle banned plastic bags into the country.

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