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Myths about the baobab did not stop locals from uprooting trees

Some of the Baobab trees at Bofa Jetty in Kilifi County. The trees are sold to investors between Sh150,000 and 350,000 to a Georgian investor. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Kaya elders, Mijikenda spiritual leaders, consider the baobab tree sacred.

They believe the tree should not be felled, but left to age and die.

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