- No more charcoal burning in forest as these forest scouts find a charcoal burning place inside Lariak forest in Laikipia west district in Kenya.

- REFORESTATION OF OLBORSAT FOREST THROUGH THE SAMBA SYSTEM: JOSPHAT K. WACHIRA Early last year, Olbrosat forest in Nyandarua District was in the news with the introduction of a modern farming system aiming at replanting large swathes of land. This system is known as Plantation Establishment for Livelihood Improvement Scheme (PELIS). Olborosat is one of the few forests in Kenya where PELIS was being piloted to see it’s implementation and effectiveness in reforestation of a large backlog of acreages left over the years. Since mid-90’s large swathes of Olborosat forest have remained bare after the Government sold off mature trees to loggers and saw millers. The open space…

- NO MOURNING FOR A “DEAD CHURCH MINISTER” Josphat K. Wachira Kingdom seekers church, Nyahururu has refused to hold mourning meetings for their “dead’ church minister pastor Ndekei. It was reported that Pastor Ndekei died on a road accident on Sunday 14th night together with one of his passengers in his Toyota Surf car on Nakuru - Nairobi road at around 8.00 pm when a front tyre of his car got off. The report reached his church in Nyahururu town on Monday 15 th and his wife told the church in a lunch hour meeting that no mourning meetings shall be held for his husband since God will “do as He sees good…” with him “Since Monday, we have bee…

- FISH BUSINESS BOSTED Josphat K. Wachira Fish business in Nyahururu district got a boost after the visit of fisheries Minister Hon. Otwoma in this area recently. Hon. Otwoma visited Ndururumo high school accompanied by the director of fisheries in Kenya Mr. Monoh and his assistant in charge of Rift Valley Mr. Mwanzia among other officials. During his visit Hon. Otwoma launched the Ndururumo fish pond which will be used by the school in their fish farming practices. The pond was built by the government through Economic Stimulant project which was started by the Kenyan Government in this economic year. Addressing the student, the minister said that this was his f…

- REFORESTATION OF OLBORSAT FOREST THROUGH THE SAMBA SYSTEM: JOSPHAT K. WACHIRA Early last year, Olbrosat forest in Nyandarua District was in the news with the introduction of a modern farming system aiming at replanting large swathes of land. This system is known as Plantation Establishment for Livelihood Improvement Scheme (PELIS). Olborosat is one of the few forests in Kenya where PELIS was being piloted to see it’s implementation and effectiveness in reforestation of a large backlog of acreages left over the years. Since mid-90’s large swathes of Olborosat forest have remained bare after the Government sold off mature trees to loggers and saw millers. The open space…