Forest illegalities undermining restoration efforts, CS Duale says

Environment CS Aden Duale presides over the graduation of 197 diploma and certificate level trainees at Kenya Forestry Institute in Kericho County on Sept 13, 2024. [Courtesy]

Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale now says forest illegalities like logging remain the greatest challenge to forest restoration efforts.

Duale on Friday said such illegalities are undermining Kenya's ambitious landscapes and ecosystems restoration agenda that includes the Kenya Kwanza administration's flagship 15 billion tree-growing initiative.