What becomes of CCK’s 2.5m e-waste phones?

Communications Commission of Kenya says it is the job of the National Environment Management Authority to deal with the challenges posed by fake phones once they are switched off. But Nema says the policy guideline on e-waste is yet to be formulated. FILE

What will happen to the 2.5 million counterfeit phones that the Communications Commission of Kenya will switch off in a month?

Is the country walking into an environmental crisis that regulators appear to have overlooked? CCK, the industry regulator, has passed the baton over to the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) saying it is mandated to deal with waste management.

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