Another fire destroys over 100 acres of Mt Kenya forest
Firefighters battling a blaze Mount Kenya National Park on April 16, 2019. The fire which broke out on Monday had by Tuesday burnt over 100 acres of vegetation. PHOTO | ALEX NJERU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The fire comes barely three weeks after another inferno consumed more than150, 000 hectares of the precious water tower.
At least 610 firefighters, among them 490 KDF soldiers, were involved in putting out the fire for almost a month.
Intruders, among them honey gatherers and hunters, have been frequently blamed for the outbreaks.
A wildfire that broke out in Ontulili Forest in the Mount Kenya ecosystem on Monday has already consumed more than 100 acres of the moorland vegetation.
The fire was first reported in the mixed indigenous forest in Kiambogo, Meru County before spreading to the moorland where it is still wreaking havoc.
