Manufacturers have petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene in the impending implementation of a ban on plastic bags to avert massive job losses and billions in tax revenues.
Through their umbrella body, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), they argue that the imminent loss of 20,000 direct and 400,000 indirect jobs can be turned around into job creation and more tax for the government if their proposal for waste management is adopted instead of the total ban.
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