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State raises alarm over growing threat of e-waste, urges concerted efforts by all

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ICT Principal Secretary Eng. John Tanui(left) with Communications Authority of Kenya Director General David Mugonyi consult during the 7th East African Communications Organisation(EACO) Regional E-waste Awareness Conference on Sustainable E-waste Management in the African Region with the Theme'': 'Advancing Sustainable E-waste Management in East Africa: Embracing Extended producer posibility'. at Sarova PanAfric Hotel in Nairobi on March 24, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

There is need for urgent policy action to address the growing challenge of electronic waste (e-waste) in the region.

This is according to William Kabogo, the cabinet secretary for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, who warned that inadequate management poses significant environmental and health risks.

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