THE INDIGENOUS TREES ESPECIALLY CINDERS HAS BEEN ENDANGERED AND YET WE ARE IN TREES PLANTING SEASON
The indigenous tree especially cinders has been endangered and yet we are in tree planting season Recently His excellency Dr. William Ruto and CS Soipan Tuya launches the planting of 15 billion trees campaign
This is the situation right now at Bararget and Mariashoni forest in molo Sub county Nakuru county.
The illegal activity is carried out by cartels who colludes with some of kenya forest seniors officials from Mariashoni forest station and especially Bararget forest stations. They perform this activity at nights with more than ten casual workers. Mode of transport is mostly motorbikes each carrying 40 pieces cedar posts.
Therefore the Ogiek community asking the CS for intervention in order to salvage the situation because they are the most affected peoples since they are caretakers of the forest and when such things happening they are feeling painful.