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Researchers urge Ministry to lift ban on logging of Mathenge as weed wreak havoc

Kenya Forest and Research Institute (Kefri) are lobbying for lifting of ban on logging of an invasive species to control its spread.

The researchers said Prosopis juliflora, also known as mathenge is fast spreading in several arid and semi-arid areas of Baringo, Tana River, Turkana and Mandera counties.

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