The Environment Court has extended orders issued in April stopping a plan by the Kenyan government to construct a road through the Aberdare National Park and Forest Reserve. The Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha), Kenya Water Towers Agency, Norken International Limited and the National Environment Management Authority have been listed as respondents. If the project is allowed, the petitioners argue, it will have harmful and irreversible environmental, economic, and cultural impacts on the Aberdare ecosystem. The Law Society of Kenya, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service and Kenya Forest Service are named as interested parties. The lobby groups moved to court to block the planned construction of the controversial 52km Mau-Mau Road, which cuts through the Aberdare National Park and Forest Reserve.

Source: Daily Nation June 03, 2024 09:37 UTC