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Kenya to charge plastic bag carriers £30,000
Kenyan authorities have taken the toughest action yet on plastic pollution — slapping a minimum fine of two million shillings (£15,000) for the “use, manufacture or import” of carrier bags.
The minimum fine can be replaced with a year behind bars, while maximum penalties are fines of four million shillings (about £30,000) or four years in jail.
The median annual wage in Kenya is just 80,000 shillings (around £600).
Nairobi has defended the harsh penalties by pointing to the way non-biodegradable bags are blocking sewers and choking waterways.
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