By JOSEPH OPENDAMore by this AuthorBy MERCY KOSKEYMore by this AuthorKenya Forest Service officers seized 700 bags of charcoal illegally imported from Uganda. ILLEGALThe driver of the lorry was arrested and he informed the officers about the second lorry was transporting charcoal on the same route. “We found documents showing that the charcoal had been imported from Uganda but we did not get the required clearance certificate by the KFS,” said Mr Mutoro. Early this month, Uganda banned the export of charcoal to Kenya in an effort to protect its forests. Godfrey Oundo Ongwabe, the national cross-border trade chairperson, told NTV Uganda that traders were now bringing charcoal from as far northern and western Uganda.

Source: Daily Nation April 25, 2018 07:18 UTC