Residents of Karima Ward have submitted a petition to the Nyeri County Assembly regarding deforestation at the Karima Hill Forest in Othaya Sub-County.
Led by the area MCA, Eunice Wagaki, they are now appealing to the County Assembly to take the necessary action in order to protect and preserve the Karima Hill forest, as well as safeguard the constitutional rights of the residents.
The ward representative noted that the residents of Karima Ward are deeply concerned over the rate at which deforestation has significantly increased leading to the loss of square kilometers of tree cover.
Wagaki sought the intervention of the House to issue an immediate order in order to halt any activities leading to felling of trees at Karima Hill Forest so as to ensure sustainable exploitation, utilization, management and conservation of the forest as enshrined in Article 69 of the Constitution of Kenya.
