Fencing of Kaptagat Forest to proceed, land court directs

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Tree planting at Kaptagat Forest on June 19, 2022. [File, Standard]

Fencing of Kaptagat Forest will proceed after the conservation exercise was temporarily halted by a court order last week.

The Environment and Land Court in Iten had slammed the brakes on the fencing exercise pending application by five individuals opposing the project to stop its implementation.

But on Thursday Justice Boaz Olao lifted the orders issued on July 15, restraining the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and their agents from fencing the ecosystem.