At least 17 proprietors of different establishments have been arrested by officers from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the National Police Service.
In a statement on Sunday, July 13, NEMA revealed that the 17 had been arrested in an ongoing crackdown in the Wote, Tawa, Makindu, Kibwezi and Kathonzweni towns in Makueni County.
According to the authority, they contravened various NEMA regulations, including operating without environmental audits, effluent discharge license (EDL), as well as the use of banned plastic papers. "Environmental Officers and NEMA police [sic] have arrested 17 proprietors for operating their establishments without Environmental Audits, Effluent Discharge License (EDL) and use of banned plastic bags," the statement read in part.
NEMA offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
