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A burnt log in Mwingi town, Kitui County. [Photo Elvis Ogina/Standard]
Towards the end of the 1990s, the Government’s response to Prof Wangari Maathai’s environmental conservation efforts and calls for greater democratic space reflected its contempt for both issues. After her demise in 2011, environmental degradation peaked, and only now are the scars beginning to manifest.
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