Nema Director-General Geoffrey Wahungu and board chairman John Konchellah, during a briefing on the status of the Rapid Results Initiative on Effluent Discharge Licence, at their Mombasa office on July 12, 2019. The authority has closed at least 109 facilities across the country for non-compliance. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Environment watchdog Nema has called for proper disposal of face masks, saying they pose a health risk and could help spread the deadly coronavirus.
Nema board chairman John Konchellah, speaking in Mombasa, asked county governments to invest in incinerators so that the biohazardous waste can be disposed of safely.
