350 year old tree in Meru catches fire
The King Muuru tree in Mt Kenya forest is the oldest tree in the forest has been the target of arson and environmental activists are calling for investigations into the incident.
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According to a report done by Nation on 11th November, an unknown person had set the hollow trunk of the 350-year old oak tree on fire. The fire was detected on Sunday after rangers noticed smoke rising from the tree, according to Meru Ecosystem Conservator John Njoroge.
We are still investigating who was behind the arson attack on the most visited tree in the Mt Kenya ecosystem. When we discovered the fire, we called in the firefighters from Meru town who helped in putting it out,” he said.
“The fire caused extensive damage to the tree, which is already affected by old age. It’s unfortunate that the attack happened after we gave a special users license for an ecotourism facility around the tree,” Njoroge added.
