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#IsupportBanPlasticsKE Campaign

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Support Ban of substandard Plastics Bags in Kenya

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Plastic bags thinner than 60 microns are regarded as non-reusable and problematic when recycling.

Environmentalists believe that continued production of millions of these non-biodegradable bags is a disaster-in-waiting.

These very thin plastic bags — some so thin they can only be used once and mostly issued by supermarkets, grocery stores, and kiosks — are choking our lakes and rivers and are blocking major drainage systems in our towns.

It has been shown that they contribute to air pollution by releasing harmful carbon when burned, a common practice in Kenyan landfills. In the face of these alarming reports, it is vital that we stop sweeping this looming disaster under the carpet.

El Niño rains are looming. Are we prepared for the consequences of drainage channels clogged with plastic bags?

A WORKABLE SOLUTION
An outright ban is the only workable solution. We have already demonstrated our inability to protect the environment by reckless dumping, a citizenry that is unaware and does not care, government agencies that do not work, and NGOs that have forgotten their calling.

A ban on plastic bags thinner than 60 or even 100 microns will cure this malignant tumour eating Kenya.

The amount of plastic bags and wrappers in our rivers is staggering.

According to a report by Magdalene Wanja (Daily Nation, October 2, 2014), a total of 24 tonnes of plastic was collected in 2013 from the shores of Lake Nakuru.

AN ACTIVE ROLEIn this report, the Kenya Wildlife Service said the lake would soon be “too toxic for the current aquatic life as well as herbivores that often eat the same non-biodegradable material leading to their deaths”.

Lake Nakuru is only a tip of the plastic bag iceberg; similar effects are happening elsewhere. It is time for the bold step of removing the threat at the source: reduction or elimination of the manufacture of these bags.

Recently #BanPlasticsKe and #ISupportBanPlasticsKe were trending in Kenya, with the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Prof Judy Wakhungu, tweeting on September 28: “@JudiWakhungu I support #BanPlasticsKe @NemaKenya already working with RETRAK on modalities …” I took that as the government position.

The Cabinet Secretary should play a more active role in ensuring that every Kenyan lives in a clean and sanitary environment as enshrined in Article 42 of our Constitution.

The only allowable plastic bags to be manufactured in Kenya should be both reusable and recyclable .Anything else should be banned.

Article as publish on Daily Nation by the author of this petition.

shooting people

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Photographing Royal XL and Hellen Mwanzia :Nakuru

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‪#‎NakuruTwitterTownHall‬ on 13/03/2015

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Dennis Itumbi Taking pictures

Kepha in striped shirt-NakuruTownWest twitter handle

Nakuru is getting digital by day and by night

Ben Roberts CEO Liquid Telecom

Dennis Itumbi ,Director of Digital Communication in the Office of the President

Alex Blogger ,activist and blogger

Alex blogger asking questions

Wycliff ,Bunge la Mwanacnchi Nakuru

Kinuthia Mbugua Nakuru county governor

Chief Kariuki of Umoja lanet (tweeting chief)

Eddy Kimani Director Communication Nakuru County government

Patrick of Nicholas Harmonies -a great music group in Nakuru

Joyce Kimani Scribe with local newspaper with Patrick of Nicholas Harmonies

Nakuru Fest-Beautiful models

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FEB 28, I SPENT MY DAY SHOOTING A WEDDING AT KABARAK UNIVERSITY

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PictureNakuru ,Feb 24, 2015,Day 20 - ANIMALS

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Male Impala with deformed horns

Buffalo as a watchdog

Monkey, not sure whether Hyrax or what to call it...if you know it send me the name

Mad wallowing Buffaloes

group of female Impalas With their husband -one with horns...look carefully

Follow me on twitter @jwakibia ,i will follow u back

PictureNakuru ,Feb22, 2015,Day 19B - MENENGAI FOREST FIRE

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Nakuru Town was smoky yesterday after Menengai Forest caught fire,nobody was injured,the fire burned down a considerable amount of vegetation

PictureNakuru ,Feb 22, 2015,Day 19 - Going to Lake Nakuru National Park-project resumes

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Going There

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Ostrich

Flamingos

pelicans

No activity taday

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PictureNakuru ,Feb 3, 2015,Day xviii-PLACES

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young homeless men burn car tires in Nakuru Industrial area to obtain copper wire for sale

PictureNakuru ,Feb 2, 2015,Day xvii-Nairobi Aviation College protest

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ON TWITTER: ‏@WilliamLusky
@streetnakuru the question is what next for the students,after all the evidence?

They were rudely dispersed kenyan style

{Break}Bread and Soda

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Thanks to Swamkidd, my friend for taking a very nice image of me drinking a giant soda during an Egerton University Sacco General Meeting held this date

PictureNakuru ,January 29, 2015,Day xvi-Nakuru structures

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Somebody should possibly change the dates on the Nyayo Garden monument,

woke up with high spirits and did a few pictures of some of the oldest structures in Nakuru.

PictureNakuru ,January 27, 2015,Day xv-Train

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A train heading towards Nakuru and western Kenya , photo taken from the shores of Lake Elementaita in Nakuru, near Nyama Choma or Kikopey as they call it.

PictureNakuru ,January 26, 2015,People ,Day xiv-Lake Elementaita Nakuru(b)

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Having no new images to post on this date i thought ,mmh, why not post a few more of Elementaita, i loved the shoot and the environment.The models were outstanding and fun to be with, i wish to shoot such kind of events more.

By the way if you like or hate what i do why not leave a comment down there, i sure will appreciate .I am on facebook (jwakibia and openeye254) and twitter (@jwakibia @streetnakuru) follow me for more updates of my projects.

The feeling after having a hot drink, cos it was indeed hot

scouting for the location

PictureNakuru ,January 25, 2015,People,Day xiii -Lake Elementaita Nakuru

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Tianar Models & Jwakibia Images in project PictureNakuru

Photographing Nakuru County Tianar Models at Lake Elementaita

PictureNakuru ,January 23, 2015 Nakuru town Day xii-people

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Photographing Faith Sudi-At Lake Nakuru National Park Recreational Ground

At Njoro Golf club-my friends Muniu Muniu and Swamkidd

PictureNakuru ,January 22, 2015 Nakuru town Day xi-b

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PictureNakuru ,January 22, 2015 Nakuru town Day xi

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An abandoned posta drop off point in Nakuru

Dog, empty bowl ,poop...

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Dog, empty bowl ,poop....transition for tomorrow's PictureNakuru

PictureNakuru ,January 21, 2015 Nakuru town Day x-

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You got to be careful when crossing kenyan roads, few motorists stop at the zebra crossing.

Along the way i got hungry, so i got myself a chapati and folded a sausage in it.

PictureNakuru ,January 20, 2015 Nakuru town Day ix-Bicycles

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The road is for us all, lets share it responsibly .

PictureNakuru ,January 18, 2015 Nakuru town Day viii-places i go, things that i see

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Along Ravine Road