By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Four east African countries of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have joined hands to fight plastic pollution in the region by starting a campaign on plastic waste.
Ana Le Rocha, executive director of Nipe Fagio, said on Saturday that the four countries have decided to start a Single-Use Plastic Free East African Community (EAC) campaign to advocate against the use of single-use plastics in the region.
Nipe Fagio is a Kiswahili slogan translated in English as ‘Give me the Broom.’ It is a public advocacy organization that focuses on increasing awareness by facilitating and promoting sustainable development in Tanzania.
Le Rocha told a press conference in the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma that the campaign has been started by a coalition of four organizations of the Center for Environment Justice and Development, Global Initiative for Environment and Reconciliation, Bio Vision Africa and Nipe Fagio.
She said the campaign pushes for a phase-out on the production of single-use plastics and ending plastic pollution in the region.
East African countries have banned the use of single-use plastics with Rwanda being a significant success case and Kenya having the highest penalty for noncompliance.
“The EAC can become a global example and the first single-use plastic free zone in the world,” said Le Rocha.
Source: Manilla Times
