Rosemary Amukuche, a resident from Salama village, says that they have opted to cross to neighbouring Kenya to look for water since the borehole that was drilled in their village in 2018 has dried up.
The government first announced a ban targeting polyethene bags of 30 microns or less in 2007, and subsequent ones in 2009, 2015, 2018 and in 2021.
Bio Vision Africa says plastic waste and pollution is no a one-country issue and would be easier to tackle regionally and internationally.
