The Environment and Lands Court in Nairobi has suspended President William Ruto’s order that lifted a ban on logging.
Justice Oscar Angote said the directive should be halted until a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is heard and determined.
“Pending the hearing and the determination of the application and the suit herein, conservatory orders are issued retraining the Respondents either by themselves or through, their agents, servants, employees, proxies or any other person from licensing, permitting, ” said Justice Angote.
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The court also temporarily suspended the government’s intention to re-introduced the Shamba system.
Justice Angote also granted an injunction restraining the government from revoking previously issued gazette notifications for the degazettement of forest lands or designating areas as forests.
Ruto’s government was also barred from providing licenses or permits for logging or felling any kind of tree in any forest in the country.
Attorney General Justin Muturi, the Environment CS, the Climate Change and Forestry department, Kenya Forest Service and National Environment Management Authority’s respondents have been directed to file their responses in the next five days.
On July 2, 2023, Ruto announced lifting the logging prohibition that had been in force since 2018.
Ruto stated that the prohibition has resulted in job losses and economic distress in some sections of the country and that eliminating it would aid job creation and economic growth.
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