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As the world marked the World Wetlands Day yesterday, the people of Kikuyu in Kiambu County had little to celebrate. Their most important and unique wetland, Ondiri Swamp, is a charred wasteland, courtesy of a bonfire lit by unscrupulous vegetation merchants.
Only last month, the sky over the swamp was a dark smoky cloud after unknown people set it on fire. This has become a most unfortunate ritual that repeats itself during the dry season.
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