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Nema denies 691 firms new licences for plastic packaging

Nema Director-General Geoffrey Wahungu (left), deputy director monitoring Betty Nzioka and evaluation and deputy director compliance Zephania Ouma during a media briefing on the ban of polythene papers bags in Nairobi, October 13, 2017.
PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

By  JAMES KARIUKI

The government has rejected applications by 691 firms that re-applied for licences to continue producing plastic packaging products following the ban on plastic bags.

The National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) said on Friday that the companies failed to make full disclosure on their operations.

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