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Why wood prices are set to double in Kenya's construction, furniture sectors

Illegally harvested cedar posts ready for market. [Fred Kibor, Standard]

The cost of processed wood for furniture and construction purposes is expected to double as the government unveils a Sh176 billion plan to improve the commercial forestry sector.

The plan contained in the Kenya Industrial Wood Sector Vision 2050, and prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, bets on the government’s intention to privatise public forests.

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