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September 24, 2025
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MPs Push For Countrywide Ban of Asbestos Roofing

MPs Push For Countrywide Ban of Asbestos Roofing

Lawmarkers urged that all asbestos roofing in public institutions be removed within one year...

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Kenyan Members of Parliament are urgently pushing for the nationwide removal of all asbestos roofing due to significant health risks, despite a ban implemented decades ago. The call follows a public petition highlighting continued use in public facilities and the material's links to severe respiratory illnesses.

  • Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed that NEMA surveyed 19 counties and issued safe removal guidelines, noting slow replacement in public facilities.
  • The committee directed NEMA to identify all asbestos-roofed buildings in the remaining 28 counties and develop a national disposal plan within 6 months.
  • Wajir MP Ibrahim Abdi's petition on September 28 highlighted the use of asbestos in schools, hospitals, and police stations, despite Kenya banning it in 2006, following 55 other countries.

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