NEMA warns Kenyans of Ksh.4M fine, four-year jail term over banned plastic bags
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The authority explained that anyone found manufacturing, importing, exporting, using or selling plastic carrier or flat bags without a licence commits an offence.
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has warned Kenyans against possessing, selling or using banned plastic carrier bags, cautioning that offenders risk fines of up to Ksh4 million or imprisonment of up to four years.
In a statement shared on its X account on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the authority said it had arrested two traders in Embu town after they were found in possession of 4,995 pieces of banned plastic carrier bags.
