Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's declaration that the government will soon allow farming in forested areas has continued to draw mixed reactions from a section of Kenyans.

Whereas proponents of the idea have welcomed the move, various opinion leaders have poured cold water on the proposal terming it ill-advised.

Among them is senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi who has equated the shamba system to land gabbing.

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-09-25-sshamba-system-is-land-grabbing-full-stop-ahmednasir-says/