A charcoal business that has existed for decades is thriving unabated along the valley and on sections of the escarpments. Until three years ago, huge bags of charcoal were being sold on roadsides, but government authorities intensified crackdowns on illegal charcoal burning. “The Judiciary has been a weak link in the illegal charcoal burning. Kenya Forest Service North Rift Regional Conservator Anthony Musyoka says the charcoal burning business is a threat to acacia and other indigenous trees in the Kerio Valley. Mr Musyoka says those burning charcoal and the sellers can only engage in the business if the 2012 ban is lifted.

Source: Standard Digital August 17, 2021 21:00 UTC