KDF deployed in last minute rush to end Mt Kenya forest fire

An aerial shot of the fire that had consumed over 80,000 acres of forest land in Mt. Kenya as at Wednesday. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

Troops from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have been deployed to Mt Kenya Forest to help fight a wild fire that has been razing the forest for a week now.

The officers arrived today in four lorries to join a group of at least 120 rangers and community members who have been fighting the inferno.