The National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) will be holding accountable all candidates who have not started clearing their campaign material from public spaces.
According to the Environment Management Co-ordination (EMCA) Act 2013, all candidates are required to clear their posters after the elections to prevent environmental pollution.
An alternative, however, is for politicians to pay a fee — an environment deposit bond — to facilitate clearance of the posters. The fee is deposited in the Nema Environment Restoration Fund account. Nema did not disclose the cost of the bond.
Nema’s compliance and enforcement officer Zephania Ouma said although some candidates have embarked on clearing the posters, there is still much to be done.
“Some of the candidates have already taken up the responsibility of clearing their campaign material from the public spaces and we expect the rest to adhere to the set guidelines,” said Mr Ouma.
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