Nema rejects bid to set up farms in Amboseli ecosystem

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Nema rejects bid to set up farms in Amboseli ecosystem

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has rejected plans to establish agri-business farms within the Amboseli ecosystem in Kajiado.

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