Bomet County, Kenya – The Mau Forest Complex, Kenya’s largest water tower and source of 12 rivers serving millions across East Africa, is under mounting pressure from settlement, farming, and deforestation. Yet in the South Western Mau, community-led restoration efforts are breathing new life into endangered springs, securing water access…
President William Ruto has officially lifted the logging ban in the Mau Forest Complex and directed an end to the importation of furniture, in a move aimed at revitalizing Kenya’s timber and furniture manufacturing industries. Speaking in Elburgon, Molo, on Monday, October 27, 2025, President Ruto announced that sawmills previously…