Rivers in the Mt Kenya water tower are drying up due to human activities that are destroying the catchment area. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A lorry ferries logs from a forest.
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Environmentalists destroy a heap of burning charcoal in Mt Kenya Forest after the owners ran away. Charcoal burning is destroying the ecosystem. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A section of Mt Kenya Forest in Nyeri where loggers have cut down many trees. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Large sections of Mt Kenya Forest in Nyeri have been left bare due to increased logging. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Forest cover in Mt Kenya is fast diminishing due to illegal logging and charcoal burning. This is affection the water tower that feeds several rivers. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A farmer cultivates near a river bed at Mbiri in Nyeri County. Rivers from the Mt Kenya water tower are drying up due to human encroachment. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A section of Mt Kenya Forest where harvesting of trees is going on near Kabaru in Kieni, Nyeri County. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP