NEMA Arrests 17 Traders In A Sting Crackdown
At least 17 proprietors of different establishments have been arrested by officers from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the National Police Service.
NEMA announced on Sunday, July 13, that the 17 were arrested as part of an ongoing operation in Makueni County’s Wote, Tawa, Makindu, Kibwezi, and Kathonzweni towns.
According to the authorities, they violated several NEMA requirements, including operating without environmental audits, an effluent discharge license (EDL), and the usage of banned plastic sheets.
Two of the 17 culprits have already been charged in the Makueni Law Courts, with the others awaiting arraignment.
The authorities have been conducting crackdowns across the country, resulting in the detention of non-compliant businesses.
@NemaKenya Environmental Officers and NEMA police have arrested 17 proprietors for operating their establishments without Environmental Audits, Effluent Discharge License (EDL) and use of banned plastic bags.
— NEMA Kenya (@NemaKenya) July 13, 2025
This followed a four-day enforcement swoop through the towns of Wote,… pic.twitter.com/HbOlLq5pz5
On March 12, NEMA announced the arrest of two people who were discovered operating quarries in Nairobi without the required compliance certificates.
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They were arrested at Mihang’o Estate in Embakasi East after failing to comply with earlier instructions from the administration to restore the condition of the mines they were running.
The two are also facing accusations for failing to implement measures to prevent air pollution from their mining operations.
Just a month earlier, on February 12, NEMA detained the owner of a building under construction and the contractor working on a site in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, for failing to get necessary approvals.
They were arrested for disobeying a lawful order stopping them from working on the premises without an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
NEMA Arrests 17 Traders In A Sting Crackdown
