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The National Assembly Committee on Environment has opposed a bid by the Kisii County government to hive-off a forest and put up a multi-billion sugar plant.
Maara MP Kareke Mbiuki who is also the committee chairperson, Thursday warned that excising 120 acres of Nyangweta forest to pave way for the construction of the Sh5 billion sugar complex, will drastically affect the environment.
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