Exclusive: Shock of forests that exist only on paper

Indigenous trees felled by loggers in Kiptunga forest, Mau on March 7. Charcoal traders are fast depleting the forest. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A report has revealed harrowing details of forests that only exist on paper, cartels bleeding the country’s forest cover as clueless managers preside over the rot.

The interim report of the taskforce on forest cover has lifted the lid on activities that have seen a number of forests replaced with vast plantations belonging to powerful individuals.