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On her bed, the usual sight of duvets, bed sheets and pillows have been replaced by a laptop and other electronic gadgets. Over the sound of a microwave and sounds of her keyboard is a cry of a child; “Mum! I want to play outside”.
This has been the daily routine of Anne Mwakio since the pandemic hit the country in March last year.
Her struggles mirror that of thousands of Kenyans who were forced to work from home owing to the pandemic.
“It is a daily hustle, I had to ensure my bedsitter becomes my office, and a bedroom together with my two-year-old son,” said Mwakio. “I miss normal working days. This is extremely tough for me”.
A new plastics waste deal can help Kenya contain pollution
Summary
Kenya’s ban on production, sale and use of plastic carrier bags in 2017 is considered one of the sternest in the world and whose success rate is now recorded at approximately 80 percent.
The country has since made tremendous strides in the fight against plastic pollution, with a ban on specific single-use plastics in all protected areas taking effect from June 2020.
There are also ongoing and ambitious plastics initiatives such as the Kenya Plastic Action Plan and the development of the Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organization (KEPRO).
Wednesday April 07 2021
By Josphine Wawira
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The year is 2016, outside a busy supermarket in one of Nairobi’s estates. Shoppers flow in and out carrying their groceries and other shopping items with plastic carrier bags. These are the order of the day, but their pollution to the environment is devastating. A year later in 2017, the Kenyan government would enact the ban on production, sale and use of plastics carrier bags. The ban is considered one of the sternest in the world and whose success rate is now recorded at approximately 80%.
Fast forward to 2021, we have made tremendous strides in the fight against plastic pollution as a nation, with a ban on specific single use plastics in all protected areas taking effect from June 2020. There are also ongoing and ambitious plastics initiatives in the country, such as the Kenya Plastic Action Plan and the development of the Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organization (KEPRO). The PRO, once established, will ensure plastics are collected, sorted and recycled after use; gi
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Josephine Wawira |
April 4th 2021 at 18:08:47 GMT +0300
The year is 2016, outside a busy supermarket in Nairobi. Shoppers flow in and out carrying their groceries and other goods with plastic carrier bags. That was the order of the day then and plastic pollution had a devastating effect on the environment. A year later in 2017, the government banned production, sale and use of plastics carrier bags. The ban, considered to be one of the sternest in the world, now has a success rate of approximately 80 per cent.
Fast forward to 2021. We have made tremendous strides in the fight against plastic pollution, with a ban on specific single-use plastics in all protected areas taking effect from June 2020. There are also ongoing and ambitious plastics initiatives such as the Kenya Plastic Action Plan and the development of the Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organisation (Kepro). Kepro, once established, will ensure plastics are collected, sorted and recycled afte