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Fallen but not forgotten, Kakamega Forest’s Mutere tree

Tour guide in Kakamega forest David Makonjio showing fallen Mama Mutere in Kakamega forest. BY BENJAMIN SAKWA

For years, one tree stood out among the 1,000 plus species in Kakamega Forest.

Known as mama Mutere, the tree stood as a towering feature of the tropical rainforest for the past 300 years before disease ravaged its roots and brought it down in June 2014.

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