How loggers cheat the government out of planted forests

Through faking documents and brazenly harvesting planted forests without approvals, the loggers have been cheating the government off revenues from 135,000 hectares forests.

Loggers have been exploiting laxity at the Kenya Forest Service and colluding with forestry officials to reap money in a racket that threatens Kenya’s future.

Through faking documents and brazenly harvesting planted forests without approvals, the loggers have been cheating the government off revenues from 135,000 hectares forests.