The success rate in the implementation of the ban on plastic carrier bags currently stands at 80 per cent, the government has said. Companies that were manufacturing have stopped,” he said at his NHIF offices, Nairobi, adding no new deposits of plastic carrier bags are sold in the streets. Airlines have also been in the forefront announcing to their passengers that Kenya does not allow plastic bags. Action on plastic bottlesSunkuli said the ministry is contemplating action on plastic bottles, which have also become an eyesore. The Environment ministry banned the use of plastic carrier bags through a gazette notice dated February 27 last year.

Source: The Star February 06, 2018 21:00 UTC