William Ruto, the President of Kenya, declared on Sunday that he will resume logging activity in Kenya after Six years. At a church service in Molo, a community about 200 kilometres Northwest of Nairobi, Ruto said the decision was “long belated” and was meant to establish businesses and create jobs. We can encourage old trees to enrich the woods while residents enjoy a sufficient supply of wood.
We have chosen to open the forest and collect timber in order to provide work for for the youths of our country and to start enterprises. The president of Kenya, who has taken the lead in African efforts to tackle climate change, says his country would continue to work towards its target of planting 15 billion trees over the next ten years.
Millions of Kenyans depend on these woods for their livelihoods, using them for food and medicine, and they are home to unique and endangered animals, the organisation claimed in a petition last month. Significant advancements in the preservation of forests and the battle against the impact of climate change have been accomplished in the six years since the Kenyan government resumed logging. The previous administration’s 2018 moratorium, which was put in place to prevent illicit logging and enhance Kenya’s forest cover to 10%, featured two goals. According to statistics from the government, the country’s forest cover is currently 8.8%, and in 2022, the forestry and logging sector comprised 1.6% of Kenya’s economy.
