NEMA Begins Crackdown Targeting Nairobi Businesses

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The affected businesses are Kenrom Chemicals Ltd and the Kayole Slaughterhouse, both found flouting Kenya's environmental laws during checks conducted by NEMA's enforcement team across Nairobi on May 27.

“ NEMA environmental inspectors yesterday carried out routine checks in Nairobi’s Industrial Area and Kayole and issued Improvement Notices to two facilities,” stated NEMA.

Kenrom Chemicals Ltd was cited for failing to comply with the Management of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Materials Regulations 2024, which sets strict rules on how firms are required to handle and store dangerous substances.

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At the Kayole Slaughterhouse, inspectors found the facility discharging untreated effluent directly into a Nairobi River tributary, a serious breach that put the slaughterhouse squarely in NEMA's crosshairs.

Further, the slaughterhouse was found to be operating without a valid Effluent Discharge License, a mandatory permit that any facility releasing industrial wastewater into the environment is legally required to hold.

“Kenrom Chemicals Ltd was found non-compliant with Management of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals/Materials Regulations 2024; while Kayole Slaughterhouse was discharging untreated effluent into the Nairobi River tributary and operating without an Effluent Discharge License,” stated NEMA.

Additionally, the slaughterhouse did not have proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for the workers, with poor housekeeping and no solid waste tracking documents.

As far as toxic waste is concerned the Environmental Management and Coordination (Water Quality) Regulations 2024 strictly prohibit any unauthorised discharge of pollutants into the country's water bodies.

It treats the dumping of poisons, toxic matter, and radioactive substances into rivers as a criminal offence, making it clear that water bodies cannot serve as disposal grounds for industrial waste.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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