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Scientists plan to 'fight fire with fire' to curb wildfires

Locals using twigs to put off a fire at Menengai forest in Nakuru on January 31, 2019. [File/Standard]

Scientists are working towards introducing a plan to allow controlled burning in protected areas to reduce wildfire outbreaks in the country.

The scientists are now drafting a fire management plan, a document that fuses science and indigenous knowledge to help in the fight against increasing wildfires.

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