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The High Court has declined to suspend the ban on plastic bags.

According to the court, the need to conserve the environment overrides commercial interests.

In his Friday ruling, Judge Bernard Eboso said environmental conservation will be gravely undermined if the regulation is suspended.

The case was filed by two plastic bags importers. Fredrick Njenga and Stephen Mwangi protested the decision by Environment CS Judi Wakhungu on February 27.

 “The subject notice is unconstitutional because it is not in keeping with the principles of good governance enshrined in the Constitution — accountability, public participation, and transparency,” their petition reads.