Opinion: Let’s back forest management team to stem degradation

Indeed, it is the duty of the government to ensure the constitutional 10 per cent threshold of forest cover is achieved before the 2030 set target

The taskforce to review forestry management in the face of massive deforestation, which has wiped out more than 500,000 acres of exotic and indigenous forests, degraded water catchment areas, leading to water rationing, deserves support from all Kenyans.

Indeed, it is the duty of the government to ensure the constitutional 10 per cent threshold of forest cover is achieved before the 2030 set target. Sadly, according to a study by Green Africa Foundation, an NGO, Kenya loses an astonishing 5.6 million trees daily, despite relentless campaigns on environmental conservation.