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When we said the bottom-up economic model will put money in the pockets of hustlers, we did not specify which hustlers were on our priority list.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 – President William Ruto should fire Attorney General Justin Muturi as soon as possible for misadvising him to lift the ban on logging. This is after Environment and Lands Court sitting in Nairobi suspended Ruto's directive that lifted a countrywide ban on logging. Justice Angote noted that the application that was filed by…

Ms Tuya noted that the practice of the shamba system would be permitted in commercial forests but only for reforestation.

The system was only stopped when people started cutting down trees.

Gachagua maintains he was not talking about invasion of forests but increasing country’s forest cover by promoting afforestation.

Encouraging farmers to plant crops on forest land “is both uncalled for and unfortunate.

The shamba system, if not organised well, will lead to negative effects that will eventually hurt us all.

Foresters say system does not harm the environment if well implemented.

The system is not used in conservation forests but only in afforestation of open parcels or replanting of harvested forest plantations.

He blasted the press over its coverage of his statement in Baringo touching on the Shamba System.