Forest displacements cost farmers Sh240 million annually

Farmers harvest cabbages in Mt Kenya Forest where Plantation Establishment and Livelihood Improvement Scheme (Pelis) system of farming is practised in Nyeri County on March 11, 2015.

Communities farming in public forests have lost an estimated Sh240 million in annual income over the past five years, as the government raced to increase the national forest cover.

New data shows that between 2019 and 2024, Kenya’s forest cover grew from 3.47 million hectares to 3.59 million hectares, largely due to afforestation and restoration initiatives.

DP Rigathi Gachagua says the shamba system will be reinstated when a new ‘smart’ Environment Cabinet secretary is appointed.

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

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