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Arsonists torch 35,000 acres of vegetation

Kenya: More than 35,000 acres of prime biodiversity have been destroyed at the Ol Ari Nyiro conservancy in suspected arsonist fires that lasted five days.

Conservancy owner, Kuki Gallmann claimed the fires were started by migrating pastoralists who were spotted lighting up portions of the dry vegetation.

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