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Ruto lifts logging ban in state forests

President William Ruto addresses residents in Molo town, Nakuru, after a church service at St Mary's Catholic Church on July 2, 2023. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

President William Ruto on Sunday lifted the nationwide ban on logging in state forest giving a new lease of life to hundreds of saw-millers locked out of business for five years.

Speaking in Molo town, Nakuru County, after attending a Sunday church service at St Marys Catholic Church, the president said the ban was long overdue, and that it was time for saw miller to harvest mature trees.

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