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Myths about the baobab did not stop locals from uprooting trees

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Some of the Baobab trees at Bofa Jetty in Kilifi County. The trees are sold to investors between Sh150,000 and 350,000 to a Georgian investor. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Kaya elders, Mijikenda spiritual leaders, consider the baobab tree sacred.

They believe the tree should not be felled, but left to age and die.

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