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ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya (AP) — In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their

The Kenyan government wants to build a 32-mile tarmac road through the UNESCO World Heritage Site to connect two counties, and the countrys environmental agency, the National Environment Management Authority, issued an environmental impact assessment license for the project last month.

Residents are optimistic the project could improve their lives. But scientists and conservationists fear irreparable damage to the ecosystem.

Environment News: In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their branch.

Following pressure from Kenyas president, the national environment authority has issued a license for the construction of a tarmac road through the forested Aberdare range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ruto appoints Moses Cheboi to chair the Advocates Complaints Commission and Joseph Gitonga, board of Nyayo Tea Zones Development Corporation; both to serve 3 years.

The two former partners have two cases in the High Court, one before the LSK disciplinary tribunal which has ordered Mr Katiku to deposit Sh35 million pending determination.

A judge has disqualified himself from hearing a suit filed by a shopper who is demanding millions from South African retail store, Shoprite after a pile of plastic lids fell on him causing him...

Protests Erupt After Businessman is Hacked to Death An armed Kenya police officer steps out of a police car. File Protests erupted after a businessman was hacked to death and his body found dumped by the roadside in Laikipia County. A report by The Standard indicated that the heinous act occurred on Sunday, January 10 after the man was waylaid by his attackers. Confirming the incident, Marmanet Assistant County Commissioner Philip Chesa noted that the businessman identified as Patrick Maina w...

Bema [Photo: Courtesy] A 9-year-old fast-rising comic is for the third day running trending on social media after a video of her showcasing a rebellious side to tertiary school life went viral across the region. Bridget Bema, the younger sister to veteran Churchill Show comedian YY, real name Oliver Otieno, who played the School Administrator, is talk on social media after she captured the imagination of the nation by ably personifying her character, who, in the clip, is singled out for commi...