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Imenti forest to be hived off for new Meru State Lodge

Sophia Karamuta, a fence attendant at Imenti forest in Meru County. Karamuta and 156 other fence attendants are in charge of patrolling the electric fence to ensure elephants do not break out to raid farms. [Files, Standard]

A 50-acre piece of land will be hived off from the vast Imenti Forest for the proposed State Lodge and golf course in Meru County.

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma, his deputy Linda Kiome-Gitonga, Forestry Principal Secretary Gitonga Mugambi and North Imenti MP Rahim Dawood visited the site to assess it.

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