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Government partially lifts ban on logging

CS Keriako Tobiko (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: The government has partially lifted the ban on logging in public and community forests.

In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment Keriako Tobiko said the move is to allow for harvesting and disposal of mature and over-mature forest plantations for an area not exceeding 5000 hectares.

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