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Scrap Metal Council suspends license renewals amid surge in imports and industry concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

The Council has not given a timeline for when the license renewals will resume, but insisted that the temporary freeze is necessary to restore balance...

Murkomen vows tough action against scrap metal vandals
Amina Wako  |  Apr 27, 2025

The warning comes just months after the Scrap Metal Dealers Association expressed alarm over government plans to consolidate 42 state corporations int...

Scrap metal dealers to apply for import and export permits online from March 15
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 12, 2025

The implementation of online permit applications is expected to streamline operations in the scrap metal industry while reinforcing compliance and reg...

KISMA: Poor coordination between state agencies fuelling infrastructure vandalism in Nairobi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 20, 2025

To curb vandalism, Irshad urged KeNHA to consider using non-metal alternatives for road barriers, similar to Kenya Power's shift to concrete poles.

Authorities pursue scrap metal sellers linked to vandalism of guard rails on Thika Road
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 19, 2025

In January 2022, former President Uhuru Kenyatta imposed an indefinite ban on the scrap metal trade to curb the growing theft of vital materials.

Kenya Power calls for total ban on waste copper exports to curb vandalism
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 22, 2024

The company reported that 365 transformers worth Sh328 million were vandalised in 2023, and an additional 78 transformers valued at Sh78 million have...

Residents in Tana River count losses from scrap metal theft
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 22, 2024

Residents are losing metallic doors, windows, iron sheets, and many other valuable properties from their construction sites to scrap metal dealers.

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