Law enforcers look away as charcoal traders make a kill

Boda boda riders transporting Charcoal at Kabarak along the Mogotio -Nakuru road on January 14. Residents cut acacia trees and the dreaded Prosobis Juliflora commonly known as Mathenge to burn charcoal. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Charcoal business continues to thrive in Baringo County despite the ban on logging.

In February last year, the government imposed a moratorium on logging to allow reassessment and rationalisation of forests across the country.