Two traders arrested in Embu with nearly 5,000 banned plastic bags
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 3 — Two traders have been arrested in Embu town with 4,995 banned plastic carrier bags in a fresh crackdown by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).
The two were arraigned in court to face charges of being in possession of the prohibited bags, NEMA said, warning traders and members of the public against violating the ban.
The arrests underscore the authority’s continued enforcement of regulations restricting the manufacture, importation, exportation, use and sale of plastic carrier and flat bags without a licence.
