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Kenya Forest Service officers arrest tycoon for destroying mangrove forest

Gazi Women Mangrove Boardwalk, Kwale, Kilifi. [Jenipher Wachie/Standard]

Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officers in Magarini sub-county have arrested an 'investor' for cutting down more than 40 acres of mangrove trees at Garithe.

The 'investor' is accused of clearing the mangrove forest so as to invest in a 2,000-acre salt harvesting venture.

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