Drivers face 20 years in jail over scrap metal

A lorry carrying a load of scrap metal in Nairobi’s Industrial Area. Kenya banned the export of scrap metals in 2015. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Two Kenyan drivers are facing a jail term of up to 20 years or a fine of Sh20 million each after they admitted to charges of transporting scrap batteries to Tanzania without a licence.

The two, Isaack Njama and Francis Njoroge, may become the first casualties of a tough law that criminalises the export of scrap metals.

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