Officers from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on Tuesday ambushed and arrested two individuals who were found operating quarries in Nairobi without the necessary compliance certificates.
The two were arrested in Mihang'o Estate, Embakasi East, after failing to heed earlier orders from the authority to restore the state of the mines they were operating.
According to NEMA, the suspects will also face charges for failing to implement measures to control air pollution from their mining activities.
This had reportedly become a nuisance to residents in neighbouring estates, who appealed to the authority to rein in the suspects.
