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State preparing new regulations to tackle waste disposal

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Cows feeding on plastic wastes from an open garbage disposal in Nairobi on January 25, 2024. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

The government is preparing new regulations to streamline the disposal of wastes, including hazardous industrial materials.

This emerged yesterday as the National Assembly Committee on Health toured the country's sole radioactive waste management facility in Kajiado County.

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