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The change will allow importers applying for NEMA EPR certificates to have their KRA PINs opted in directly through the Trade Facilitation Platform (TFP), eliminating the need for manual intervention by NEMA officers
Appearing before the Senate on Wednesday, Barasa noted that the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change, through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), had completed a nationwide environmental health risk assessment under the Africa Environmental Health and Pollution Management Programme between 2020 and 2025, with support from the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility
In a public notice on March 13, NEMA explained that the certificate is intended to “streamline import processes, enhance regulatory coordination, and improve the ease of doing business by enabling importers to apply for and obtain the required EPR Import Certificate through a single electronic platform integrated with other border regulatory agencies.”