Nyandarua County Commissioner, Benson Leparmorijo has blamed massive destruction of Aberdare and Ndaragwa forests to laxity among Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officers. He said errant officers, some of whom had overstayed in their respective stations, had been abetting deforestation of the two vital water catchments. The administrator warned the complacent officers of prosecution among other disciplinary actions for allowing forest plunder. Speaking at Ol-Jororok during the World Environment Day celebrations organized by Nyandarua County Government in collaboration with Equity Bank last Friday, he observed logging activities were rampant in Aberdare and Ndaragwa forests yet there were officers assigned to protect them. David Nyamu, a director of Equity Bank said the financial institution target to plant 35 million trees countrywide.

Source: The Star June 06, 2021 15:45 UTC