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Cry beloved country, our rivers are dying

A section of River Thiba in Machang’a area of Embu County which has dried up downstream, affecting thousands of residents of the semi-arid in Mbeere region (Photo: Joseh Muhiri/Standard)

Sixteen years ago on April 18, 2001, Arap Choge, the Assistant minister in the Office of the Vice President said something relevant today as it was back then. While contributing to a motion, he said, ‘The destruction of forests in this country is very alarming.

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