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Ministry adopts Chepalungu forest for restoration

Labour CS Florence Bore poses for a photo with leaders and CHETTI students during a tree planting exercise at Chepalugu forest. [Gilbert Kimutai, Standard]

The Ministry of Labour has adopted Siongiroi bloc of Chepalungu forest in a bid to rehabilitate it.

A section of the forest was destroyed in 2007 after locals encroached and cut down trees while others resorted to burning charcoal activities that would change the forest that was once pride of Bomet for many years.

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