The High Court has dismissed Kenya Association of Manufacturers application to suspend ban on plastic bags set to take effect on Monday.
In his ruling, High Court Judge Mweresa Eboso said the petition by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) will injure the public interest which requires state protection.
This comes days after KAM moved to court demanding temporarily orders to stop the ban.
In their petition, KAM argued that the gazette notice issued in March this year on the ban of plastic bags is tantamount to economic sabotage to Kenyans who have either invested heavily or depend on plastics bags for a living.
KAM further indicated that the ban would lead to the loss of about 60,000 jobs directly, and another 400,000 jobs indirectly.
