Environment ministry stands by plastic bags ban deadline

Kenyan supermarkets alone hand out 100 million plastic bags every year, the United Nations says. file photo | nmg

The six-month notice given to importers, retailers and dealers ahead of the ban on manufacturing and importing plastic bags was reasonable time for necessary adjustments, the Environment ministry has said.

The administration secretary at the Environment ministry, William Kiprono, Monday told the court that there were two failed attempts to ban the use of plastic bags.

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