{"id":348566,"date":"2017-08-28T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=348566"},"modified":"2017-11-10T14:46:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:46:00","slug":"kenya-plastic-bag-ban-comes-into-force-after-years-of-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/kenya-plastic-bag-ban-comes-into-force-after-years-of-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya plastic bag ban comes into force after years of delays"},"content":{"rendered":"
A ban on plastic carrier bags has come into force in Kenya, which means that from Monday anyone found selling, manufacturing or carrying them could face fines of up to $38,000 or prison sentences of up to four years.<\/p>\n
The government says the ban will help protect the environment.<\/p>\n
But manufacturers of the bags have argued that 80,000 jobs could be lost.<\/p>\n
A court on Friday rejected a challenge to the ban. Kenyans are estimated to use 24 million bags a month.<\/p>\n
A number of other African countries have outlawed plastic carrier bags, including South Africa, Rwanda and Eritrea.<\/p>\n