Court reverses Ruto order allowing logging in public forests

President William Ruto shakes hands with Environment and Lands Court judge Oscar Angote on November 4, 2022, in Nairobi. The judge has reversed the president's directive allowing logging in public forests. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A Nairobi court has cut short the joy of loggers and saw millers after reversing President William Ruto's order allowing the cutting down of trees.

On July 2, the President, speaking in Molo, Nakuru County, issued a directive that abolished the law that had prohibited tree-cutting and was heavily criticised "for allowing people to prioritize business interests over environmental concerns".