Kenya’s president lifts logging ban: Environmentalists concerned over William Ruto’s announcement

After years of prohibition, logging in Kenya’s forests is once again legal. President William Ruto’s announcement at the beginning of July came as a surprise to environmentalists. The country needs to replant billions of trees to cover 30% of its territory, compared with the current 8%. But the Ruto justified his decision by saying it would help regional development and reduce the need for importing timber. FRANCE 24’s Bastien Renouil and Théo Prouvost report.