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It was great news that the government of Kenya through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in a gazette notice number 2356 banned the use, manufacture, and importation of all plastics bags.This is a clear indication that indeed our calls demanding a ban on plastic bags was not in vain.
Kenya has for a long time suffered greatly from the negative effects of plastic bags; they have caused clogging of drains and rivers which have contributed to floods in different parts of the country, they have been blamed for killing of marine and domestic animals and also being breeding grounds for malaria causing mosquito among many other ills.
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