Kenya: NEMA Defends Decision to Shut Down Company Along Mombasa Road

The National Environment Management Authority(NEMA) on Tuesday announced that it had shut down a gas-producing company located in Nairobi’s industrial area. 

The company was closed after it was found to be producing waste products from its production process that are harmful to humans and the environment. 

According to NEMA, the facility was closed after initial reports suggested that it was generating Calcium Hydroxide in the process of manufacturing Acetylene gas as a waste…