Logging ban lifted, but law still bars unlicensed harvesting in state and private forests

Even as President William Ruto lifted the 2018 Logging Ban to allow harvesting of mature trees in forests, the Forest Conservation and Management Law that governs The forests Harvesting rules prohibits the harvesting of timber in a state forest, provisional forest, a local authority forest or a registered private forest without a valid licence. The existing law also states that the harvesting timber or bamboo shall only apply in a manner that does not cause unnecessary damage to the trees, soil or resources in the felling area.