Lamu's mangrove farmers plead for lifting of ban

Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko's mood during the Senate Public Accounts Committee meeting to discuss Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi. [Moses Omusula/Standard]

Mangrove dealers have appealed to Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko (pictured) to lift the ban on logging, which was imposed in February.

They said the ban had caused economic misery for most residents who depended on mangroves. They asked to be allowed to sell what they had harvested before the ban was imposed.