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80,000 hectares of Mt Kenya moorland destroyed by blaze

Smoke from fire that has consumed over 80, 000 acres of forest land in Mt. Kenya on February 27, 2019. [Olivia Murithi/Standard]

Thousands of hectares of moorland in Mt Kenya Forest have been destroyed by a fire that started on Saturday.

Speaking yesterday during a visit to assess the situation, Chief Conservator Monica Kalenda said this was the 114th forest fire to be reported in the country since declaration of the fire season in January.

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