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NAIROBI nike air presto ultra flyknit pas cher homme , Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- As the clock ticks towards Aug. 28, the day when use of plastic bags would officially cease in Kenya, the East African nation is offering its citizens alternatives.
Kenya's Ministry of Environment announced the ban on the manufacture and use of plastic bags in March to protect the environment.
Plastic bags have been part and parcel of the lives of Kenyans, with citizens using them during shopping, to pack food items like milk and fruits, in building and construction and even boys use them to make footballs.
Therefore nike air presto ultra flyknit pas cher noir , forcing Kenyans to abandon the plastics remains a great challenge despite the heavy penalties of between 19,417 U.S. dollars and 38,834 dollars, a jail term of between one and two years, or both, the ban proposes.
But the government is keen to use persuasion rather than force as it appeals to Kenyans to start using various alternatives that include paper bags nike air presto ultra flyknit pas cher , clothing bags, canvas bags, sisal bags, papyrus bags and is also asking people to carry their own bags when going for shopping.
"Are you ready? The ban takes effect on Aug. 28. No plastic bags in Kenya. Retailers are allowed to provide paper bags as an alternative to plastic bags," said the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) in a notice Tuesday.
The environment ministry has further organized an exhibition starting Aug. 24 to 26 showcasing to Kenyans the alternatives they can use in place of plastic bags.
"To avoid plastic bags, invest in reusable containers nike cortez classic nylon premium pas cher , look for alternative packing materials, use paper, steel or bamboo straws, buy unpackaged food, use degradable or reusable shopping bags made from starch, corn or potatoes nike cortez classic nylon pas cher ," urged Nema, as it observed the existing plastic carrier bags will be termed as waste after Aug. 28, therefore, one is supposed to dispose them.
And Kenyans are heeding to the calls to ban plastic, with a good number already carrying canvas bags to supermarkets for shopping.
"For the past two weeks, I have been carrying my canvas bag for shopping. I have several and have been keeping them but never cared to use them because I would be offered plastic bags by supermarkets but right now my handbag does not miss one canvas bag nike cortez classic pas cher ," said insurance agent Caroline Syombua on Tuesday.
Fruits vendor Simon Kariuki, on the other hand, said he no longer packs his sliced fruits that go from 0.09 dollars for customers in plastic bags.
"What I have done is that I have water here which customers use it to wash their hands and hold the fruit and eat. People are getting used to it," he said, noting initially customers would pick the fruit, eat and throw away the plastic bag.
However nike cortez retro pas cher , not all plastic bags have been banned in Kenya. Plastic bags used for industrial primary packaging where the product is in direct contact with the plastic and is done at the source have been exempted from the sanctions.
Also exempted are plastic bags used for waste disposal that include medical waste and chemicals, and waste liners.
"Hazardous waste liners are exempted so long as they are legibly and permanently labelled and color-coded and are incinerated together with the waste. Garbage liners are also exempted on condition that they are not dumped together with the waste but will be emptied and reused or recycled by the licensed waste collector and transporter," said Nema said in the notice.
Duty free shops at airports in the East African nation will also not be affected by the ban, according to the authority.
"The ban applies to the use, manufacture and importation of the banned plastics within Kenya. Since duty free shops at airports are considered to be outside the Kenyan territory, bags used at this point are not affected by the ban. However nike cortez ultra breathe pas cher homme , any traveller coming into Kenya with duty free bags shall be required to leave the same at the entry points," NEMA added.
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KAMPALA， April 22 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir will not attend a regional summit scheduled for Saturday in Uganda due to the situation back home， a top foreign affairs official here has said.
James Mugume， permanent secretary ministry foreign affairs Uganda told Xinhua in an interview on Friday that Kiir will skip the summit due to the uncertain return of his former vice Riek Machar.
Machar was expected to return to the South Sudan capital Juba as one of the key elements in implementing the peace agreement aimed at ending fighting in the country.
"President Kiir will not attend the summit. He has formally delegated the acting foreign affairs minister to represent him，" said Mugume.
The return of Machar， who has been the rebel and opposition leader since his sacking in 2013， was delayed on Monday due to "logistical reasons".
Experts believe Machar's return and swearing-in will mark an important step in a implementing the August 2015 deal to end the country's civil war.
The regional summit that will be attended by Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni， Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwanda's Paul Kagame will discuss measure to fast track the region's economic development. Enditem
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