Valuable trees in the larger Nandi District forests are under threat from residents out to make a quick shilling. The demand for the trees, such as the Elgon Teak, is so high that it takes only ...

Many years ago, Mt. Elgon slopes were green, ... “Although the mountain is covered by red laterite soils which favours the growth of thick undergrowth, the huge Elgon teak and cedar trees, ...

Daily Monitor investigations discovered that some tree species such as the Elgon teak, mahogany, neoboutonia, macrocalys, podocarpus latifolius and medicinal trees are facing extinction.

Many years ago, Mt. Elgon slopes were green, animals enjoyed their habitat and the rivers flowed gently on its slopes. However, all that has changed, writes DAVID MAFABI.

RESIDENTS in districts neighbouring the Mt. Elgon National Park are to plant over 30,000 trees in a bid to scale down the depletion of the park’s forest cover.

Valuable trees in the larger Nandi District forests are under threat from residents out to make a quick shilling. The demand for the trees, such as the Elgon Teak, is so high that it takes only ...