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Council of Governors (CoG) chairman Isaac Ruto and Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos want the national government to devolve all functions of the Kenya Forest Service (KFS).
Ruto, who is also Bomet governor, said forest resources should be under the county government to reduce wanton tree harvesting. “There is serious destruction of our forests and nobody seems to care. Take, for instance, the Mau complex, which is the country’s biggest water tower, trees are destroyed as if there is no tomorrow,” claimed Ruto.
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