Kenyan conservation lobbies call for excluding indigenous forests from logging bill


  • World
  • Saturday, 08 Jul 2023

NAIROBI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The suspension of a six-year ban on logging that was announced by Kenyan President William Ruto last week should not be extended to the country's indigenous forests, conservation lobby groups said Friday.

While announcing the lifting of a moratorium on logging in commercial forests, Ruto on Sunday said the move was informed by the need to spur the growth of the timber industry and create new jobs.

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