Nairobi, April 17 -- The Nyeri Environment and Land Court has stopped the planned building of a road through the Aberdare National Park and Aberdare Forest.

This follows a petition filed by the East Africa Wildlife Society, Kenya Forest Working Group, Africa Centre for Peace and Human Rights and lawyer Lempaa Suyianka.

"A conservatory order is issued to preserve the Aberdare National Park and Aberdare forest by stopping the respondents or their agents from continuing the planned construction or any activity concerning construction of Mau Mau LOT 4: Ihithe-Ndunyu Njeru Road traversing the Aberdare National Park and Aberdare forest pending inter partes hearing of the application on 29/4/2024 before the Environment and Land Court judge in ...