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Hundreds of plastic wastes are scattered around berths at the Port of Mombasa. [File, Standard]

Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has put on ice a plan by the Mombasa County government that would have seen the devolved unit collect millions from ships for waste collection.

The county government, through the Mombasa County Waste Management (Amendment) Bill 2023, had mooted a plan that would have seen ships pay for waste collection at the port.

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