The two were among personnel fighting the Aberdare forest fire.
NAIROBI, Feb 18 (NNN-KBC) — Two Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Officers have died while fighting fires in Aberdares forest.
The fast-spreading fire which is still raging in the forest has left more than 40,000 acres of Aberdare forest destroyed since its onset in the last week.
While addressing the media at the Aberdares forest, the KWS assistant Director of mountain conservation Bakari Mungumi, said they have been working day and night to try and keep the fire out, which is spreading very fast.
Mungumi said with the help of Kenya Forest Services (KFS), Nyeri county, Nyandarua county governments, Kenya pipeline, and Rhino Arch, they have deployed more than 200 personnel who are fighting the fire.
The fierce fire is still raging at the Aberdare National Park with more than 40,000 acres destroyed so far. — NNN-KBC
