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The earth is breathing, but our soils are dying

Jerios Wachira, 24, weeds her one-acre farm in Mangu, Nakuru County on May 12, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Happy belated Earth Day! You have probably seen a couple of photos trending on social media with the tag, “The earth is breathing”. These photos, most of them showing a view of Mount Kenya and Mt Kilimanjaro, Kenya’s and Africa’s tallest mountains, respectively, from places one would not have imagined, have been remarkable.

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