President of Kenya, William Ruto has decided to lift the six-year ban on logging that was imposed.

The president expressed that this decision was long overdue, while he emphasized on the importance of job creation and economic growth in sectors reliant on forest products.

The initial ban was implemented in 2018 due to concerns surrounding the environmental impact and contribution to climate change caused by logging activities.

However, during a speech in Molo, in the Rift Valley region, President Ruto defended the lifting of the ban, referring to the previous moratorium on logging as a misguided approach.

"Trees are decaying in the forest while people are struggling to get timber. Do you see the foolishness?" he asked.

According to him, in the recent budget, the government had implemented taxes on the importation of timber and furniture to promote local production by the Kenyan people.

The ban on logging has had adverse effects on certain regions, as many individuals relied on logging as their means of livelihood.

The decision to lift the ban aligns with the government's ongoing initiative to plant 15 billion trees within a decade in order to enhance the country's tree cover.