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Suspects arrested in war against charcoal burning in Uaso Kedong Valley

Charcoal burning in parts of Mt. Kenya National Park (PHOTO: Courtesy)

A new wave of illegal activities in section of Kenya's forests has been discovered.

Some of the activities noted along the expansive Uaso Kedong Valley and other fragile ASAL ecosystems in Narok, Nakuru and Kajiado Counties include charcoal making, cedar post chopping and erection of illegal makeshift structures in private, community and public forests against the provisions of the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016.

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