By ALEX NJERUMore by this AuthorAt least 80,000 hectares of moorland in Mt Kenya National Park has been destroyed by a raging fire that started on Saturday. Speaking in Chogoria after assessing the damage on Wednesday, Kenya Forest Service chief conservator, Monica Kalenda, said 114 forest fires had been reported in the country since January. More than 90,000 hectares of forest worth about Sh1 billion had so far been destroyed, she added. She said that although there were many firefighting equipment bought by government, Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) lacked capacity, such as trained personnel, to use them. Ms Kalenda said the frequent fires were a threat to the mountain, which is the main source of rivers.

Source: Daily Nation February 28, 2019 17:37 UTC