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When advocating for Vihiga County residents to plant bamboo, Governor Wilber Ottichilo holds that growing bamboo and indigenous trees would help fight climate change and restore the Maragoli Hills forest which bears the greatest brand of deforestation.
"Bamboos are sustainable because they at most take about a few years to fully mature compared to most trees. When you cut down bamboo, it will regenerate in record speed and cause less environmental degradation," says the governor.
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