Nairobi (AFP) Oct 12, 2023

A Kenyan court on Thursday barred the government from lifting a ban on logging but allowed the felling of several thousand hectares of mature forest.

In July, President William Ruto ordered the lifting of the near six-year moratorium despite the concerns of environmentalists, saying it was aimed at creating jobs.

The Environment and Land Court ruled Thursday that the order was “null and
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