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Once smoky Rimoi Reserve destined to be a tourist hub

By KIBIWOTT KOROSS | Apr. 12, 2014
An excavator constructing Tabar Dam. [PHOTOS: KIBIWOTT KOROSS/STANDARD]

By KIBIWOTT KOROSS

Rift Valley, Kenya: Until last year, billowing smoke welcomed you here. Stocked sacks of charcoal stood by the roadside as sounds of whacking axe ended the life of yet another tree.

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