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Farmers cry foul as KFS bans shamba system in Aberdare forest

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The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has banned shamba system in parts of the Aberdare forest in Kinangop, Nyandarua county, sparking uproar from small-scale farmers.

Farmers have been given 14 days to stop farming in parts of the forest.

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