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Shamba system will strip of indigenous forests, kill water sources

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Farmers from Geta village in Kinangop Nyandarua county prepare seedlings for planting in Aberdare forest On March 15, 2022, under the Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) programme. [File, Standard]

Except for the light bursts through the dense canopies in Songi forest in Eastern Mau, all seem calm and under control in the forest that has traditionally been a bread basket to the indigenous Ogiek community.

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