Illegal loggers are destroying the 60-acre Masaba Forest in Kuria West district. Seven suspects have been arrested after residents pressured the police. Residents have been blamed for destroying the forest amid claims it is affecting water levels in a dam used for watering their animals. Migori county Environment executive Polycarp Ating’a visited the forest on Thursday and condemned the destruction. “Criminals who destroyed the forest and their accomplices must be held accountable, they all must pay for it,” Ating’a said. He said the county administration will engage the residents in order...
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