Kenya: Trees Boost Machakos Forest Cover

27 March 2015

Machakos county forest cover has dropped to 3.3 per cent compared to Makueni and Kitui counties with 13 per cent and seven per cent, respectively.

Speaking to the Star in his office yesterday, county ecosystem conservator Benjamin Kinyili attributed the low forest cover to the expanding urban centres bordering Machakos.

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