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I live among trees to blend in with nature

The “space shuttle (a Nissan body suspended a top a tree used as a living room) house which provides accommodation for visitors to the park.The park is located 62 kilometers from Eldoret and 95 kilometers from Nakuru and five kilometers from the Eldoret-Nakuru highway. Photo by ELIUD KIPSANG

To most people, deadwood is only useful as firewood or waste material but not Nickson Koimur.

Koimur, who is passionate about conserving trees, uses deadwood to make unique products. So passionate is he about this that he spends money to buy deadwood from villagers who would otherwise use it as firewood or charcoal. He then uses this wood to make household items.

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