Tough times for traders as ban on logging bites

Moratorium leads to a sharp decline in supply of charcoal from Turkana and West Pokot counties. [File, Standard]

For the past few weeks, Kevin Shikoli has not received charcoal from Turkana County, his source of the black gold for the last ten years.

He operates a stall in Kitale, near the railway line but the business has gone down due to lack of regular supply.