Illegally logged Sh150m sandalwood destroyed after court cases end

Baringo Governor Benjamin Cheboi (fourth right), top county security officials and KFS and KWS officers during the destruction of seized sandalwood at Kabarnet police station, yesterday. [PHOTO: JOSEPH KIPSANG/STANDARD]

Officials destroyed illegally logged sandalwood worth Sh150 million yesterday.

Several tonnes of the endangered tree species was burned in a ceremony spearheaded by senior Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials, and the county’s top security team.