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Driver jailed for transporting timber procured from a forest without permit

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A court has sentenced a driver to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to transporting timber harvested from a forest without a valid permit.

Edwin Gitonga Kariuki pleaded guilty to illegally transporting mango and neem logs worth Sh80,000 on Tuesday night from Embu to Nairobi.

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