Job loss fears as Kisumu factory shut down by NemaKibos Sugar Company in Kisumu County. Nema Acting Director General Mamo Boru said the company’s factories were passing untreated effluent into River Kibos, which is used by thousands of local families. The order will affect all associated KSAIL factories, including a distillery, paper plant, gas plant and sugar miller that are run by the same group of Indian investors. Nema said it did an ambient air quality monitoring which revealed a high concentration of particulate matter above the national air quality standard. KSAIL were found to have 245 micrometers, five times more than the internationallyaccepted standard of 50 micrometers.

Source: Standard Digital March 08, 2020 03:45 UTC