Government Gives Brookside, Unilever and 27 Other Companies 30-Day Ultimatum

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on Wednesday, January 31, unleashed a list of 29 companies accused of polluting Nairobi River. 

In a statement to newsrooms, the companies among them Brookside Dairy Limited and Unilever Kenya Limited, have been given 30 days to clean up their waste and submit a plan for waste management. 

"Each of the 29 companies polluting Nairobi River is expected within 30 days to clean up the wastes within the specific sites where the crime was committed to their natural state and submit to NEMA the EPR plan for management of waste emanating from their products and packaging for Nairobi River catchment region," part of the statment read. 

The Sustainable Waste Management Act, of 2022 requires that every producer shall bear extended producer responsibility obligations to reduce pollution.

A person who fails to manage waste in accordance with this Act shall be required to clean up and restore the site to its natural state. 

Here is the list of the companies; 

1. Ndhiwa Sukari Industries Limited

2. Pearl Dairy Farm Limited

3. Kenya Tea Packers Limited

4. Mini Bakeries (NRB) Limited

5. Mjengo Limited

6. Kapa Oil Refineries Limited

7. BAT Kenya

8. Yemken Trading Company Limited

9. Kilimambogo Millers Limited

10. Dawa Limited

11. UDV(Kenya ) Limited for EABL Group

12. Meru Central Dairy Cooperative Union Limited

13. Softcare Kenya Company Limited

14. Sunveat Foods Limited

15. Fabrique Par;Promasidor(Kenya) Limited

16. Bidcoro Africa Limited for Suntory Beverage & Food Kenya Limited

17. Weetabix East Africa Limited

18. Laboratory and Allied Limited

19. Beta Health Care

20. Mars Wringley Confectionery Kenya Limited

21. Global Mark Food Limited

22. Premier Food Limited

23. Gold Crown Beverages(Kenya) Limited

24. Githunguri Dairy Farmers CooperativeSociety

25. Kinangop Dairy Milk Limited

26. Kamili Packers Limited

27. Kensalt Limited