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Green Congress of Kenya leader Hilary Alila.
A conservationist has warned that the government's failure to enforce environmental laws threatens the country's food security, public health and economic survival.
Speaking at a public forum marking World Environment Day on Friday, June 5, Hilary Alila called on leaders to treat the environment as a non-partisan issue, saying Kenya's natural endowments face mounting pressure from deforestation, pollution, biodiversity loss and prolonged droughts.
"Our environmental inheritance is under threat. We are witnessing rapid degradation of our soils, destruction of forests, silting of rivers, poor land management, massive deforestation and the displacement of communities by floods," said Alila.
