NEMA seizes 90,695 banned plastic bags in Nairobi raid
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on the banned plastic carrier and flat bags. In a recent operation, enforcement officers raided a facility in Njiru, Nairobi, where illegal plastics bags were being manufactured and arrested five suspects, including the facility’s owner. According to a statement by NEMA, the team seized […] The post NEMA…
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ramped up its nationwide enforcement against banned plastic carrier and flat bags with a recent raid in Njiru, Nairobi. The operation, which led to the dismantling of an illegal plastics bag manufacturing facility, resulted in the arrest of five individuals, including the facility's owner.
NEMA announced the seizure of 90,695 single-use banned plastic bags during the raid. Subsequently, the suspects were booked at the South B Police Station and released on cash bail, with their case set to be heard at Kibera Law Courts. NEMA emphasized that the ban on plastic carrier and flat bags remains firmly in effect across the nation, with the purpose of environmental protection.
The agency clarified that under Section 144 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), those found manufacturing, importing, selling, or using banned plastics face significant penalties, including fines between Ksh. 2 million and Ksh. 4 million, imprisonment terms of 1 to 4 years, or both, along with the permanent loss and destruction of all seized manufacturing equipment and materials.
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