Reflecting on Kenya’s single-use plastic bag ban three years on

Nov 25, 2020

Professor Judi Wakhungu says wanton littering remains a part of Kenya’s culture irrespective of socio-economic status. Image: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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The Flipflopi boat is made of 10 tonnes of discarded plastic, including 30,000 flip-flops, and is helping to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean. Image: The Flipflopi

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