Kenya to ban electronics imports over 12 years old

Kenya imports about 70 percent of its electronic equipment.

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Kenya is set to ban the importation of electronics such as televisions, refrigerators, smartphones, computers and other household and industrial appliances that are older than 12 years from the manufacturing date in a war on electronic waste dumping.

The restriction, proposed under draft regulations by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema), aims to minimise e-waste and protect the public from exposure to toxic materials linked to cancer and other health hazards.

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