<p>Ruto said the move was "long overdue" and was aimed at creating jobs and opening up sectors of the economy that rely on forest products.</p>
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Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners.
Ruto said the move was “long overdue” and was aimed at creating jobs and opening up sectors of the economy that rely on forest products.
“We can’t have mature trees rotting in forests while locals suffer due to lack of timber. That’s foolishness,” he said at a church service in Molo, a town about 200 kilometres (120 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi.
“This is why we have decided to open up the forest and harvest timber so that we can create jobs for our youth and open up business.”
Ruto, who has positioned himself at the forefront of African efforts to combat climate change, said the government would push ahead with plans to plant 15 billion trees over 10 years.
The end of the ban is likely to delight saw millers and timber merchants who protested that it had caused major job losses.
The moratorium was imposed by the previous government in February 2018 in public and community forests with the aim of stamping out rampant illegal logging and increasing the nation’s forest cover to 10 percent.
But Greenpeace Africa has warned that the decision would have “catastrophic environmental consequences”.
“In Kenya, forests are home to rare and endangered species, and millions of local people depend on these forests for their livelihoods, relying on them for food and medicine,” it said last month in a petition against the move.
“Since the Kenyan government imposed the ban on logging six years ago, significant progress has been made in forest protection and with combatting the climate crisis,” it said.
“Lifting the ban will undo all our hard work, as it will open the floodgates to commercial and illegal logging solely driven by profit. Our forests will be at the mercy of sawmillers who have no regard for the consequences.”
Forestry and logging contributed 1.6 percent to Kenya’s economy last year, according to government statistics which also said the total forest cover was 8.8 percent in 2022.
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<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/compliments-brand-large-white-eggs.png?id=55674928&width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0%2C56%2C0%2C56"/><br/><br/><p> You might want to check your fridge. The <a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella" target="_blank">Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall</a> for several brands of shell eggs. This voluntary recall of packages containing 12 to 30 eggs is due to potential<em> Salmonella </em>contamination, which can pose serious health risks.
</p><p> This government advisory, issued on January 18, 2025, applies to products distributed primarily in Ontario, British Columbia, and Manitoba. However, it also states that the eggs may have been distributed in other provinces and territories. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NarcityQuebec" target="_blank">Narcity Quebec's readers</a> confirmed they found some of the recalled eggs in Beauharnois, a city near Montreal. The recall involves multiple brands of eggs. Below is the list of affected products, their sizes, lot codes, and UPCs:</p><p>
<strong>Compliments</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="123e7938a3c8b7f5a34369bdca508917" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="997b4" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/compliments-brand-extra-large-white-eggs-are-among-the-products-being-recalled-in-canada-due-to-a-potential-salmonella-risk.jpg?id=55674917&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Compliments brand extra large white eggs are among the products being recalled in Canada due to a potential Salmonella risk.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella#tablefield-node-75903-field_affected_products-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a></small></p><p><br/></p><ul><li>Extra Large Size White Eggs (12 eggs)</li><li><ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55742 35751 6</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P0021320 up to and including 8 P0021720 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Large Size White Eggs (12 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55742 35750 9</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P0101145 up to and including 8 P0101800 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Large Size White Eggs (18 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55742 35756 1</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P0101145 up to and including 8 P0101800 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><p>
<strong>Foremost</strong>
</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="Foremost brand eggs." class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2aa5b3ef1f975aad4b58a20819f60757" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="fddd7" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/foremost-brand-eggs.jpg?id=55674920&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Foremost brand eggs are among the products being recalled in Canada due to a potential Salmonella risk.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella#tablefield-node-75903-field_affected_products-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a></small></p><ul><li>Large Size Eggs (18 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 61483 05666 3</li>
<li>Codes:<br/> BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P0021320 up to and including 8 P0021720 (**= 03 to 32)<br/> BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P0101145 up to and including 8 P0101800 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><p>
<strong>Golden Valley Eggs</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="Golden Valley Eggs." class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1ba5e0a870792a4f5d85de3bb55bec64" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="7a449" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/golden-valley-eggs.jpg?id=55674927&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Golden Valley Eggs are among the products being recalled in Canada due to a potential Salmonella risk.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella#tablefield-node-75903-field_affected_products-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a></small></p><ul>
<li>Extra Large Size Eggs (30 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55799 10301 2</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1145 010 up to and including C6 1800 010</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Jumbo Size Eggs (20 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55799 10310 4</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 FE 22 * 002 (*= A, C, D, E or F); from 1320 Est 8 up to and including 1720 Est 8</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Large Size Eggs (2 x 30 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55799 10503 0</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 FE 22 * 002 (*= A, C, D, E or F); from 1320 Est 8 up to and including 1720 Est 8</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Large Size Eggs (30 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55799 10303 6</li>
<li>Codes: <ul>
<li>BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1145 010 up to and including C6 1800 010</li>
<li>BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C4 1145 010 up to and including C4 1800 010</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>White Extra Large Size Eggs (18 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55799 11101 7</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P0101145 up to and including 8 P0101800 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>White Large Size Eggs (12 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55799 10103 2</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P0101145 up to and including 8 P0101800 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><p>
<strong>IGA</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="IGA eggs." class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="be55fbe29f548bd909fe031f92c2c7c0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="e093b" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/iga-eggs.jpg?id=55674921&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">IGA eggs are among the products being recalled in Canada due to a potential Salmonella risk.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella#tablefield-node-75903-field_affected_products-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a></small></p><ul>
<li>Extra Large Eggs (12 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 55742 05119 3</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P0021320 up to and including 8 P0021720 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><p>
<strong>No Name</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="No Name eggs." class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b78a9848c5734020f77cf26c730a9548" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="8f048" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/no-name-eggs.jpg?id=55674923&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">No Name eggs are among the products being recalled in Canada due to a potential Salmonella risk.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella#tablefield-node-75903-field_affected_products-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a></small></p><ul><li>Large Size Eggs (12 eggs) </li><li><span></span>UPC: 0 60383 66414 5</li><li><ul>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P0101145 up to and including 8 P0101800 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Large Size Eggs (30 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 60383 22293 2</li>
<li>Codes: <ul>
<li>BB 2025 FE 22 * 002 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1320 002 up to and including C6 1720 002</li>
<li>BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C6 1145 010 up to and including C6 1800 010</li>
<li>BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C4 1145 010 up to and including C4 1800 010</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><p>
<strong>Western Family</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img alt="Western Family eggs." class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e526dca2a1c3babb976e39dae2d21c3f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="e7fdf" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/western-family-eggs.jpg?id=55674924&width=980"/>
<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Western Family eggs are among the products being recalled in Canada due to a potential Salmonella risk.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella#tablefield-node-75903-field_affected_products-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a></small></p><ul>
<li>Extra Large Size White Eggs (12 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 62639 41011 7</li>
<li>Codes: <ul>
<li>BB 2025 FE 22; from 8 P0021320 up to and including 8 P0021720 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
<li>BB 2025 MR 01; from 8 P0101145 up to and including 8 P0101800 (**= 03 to 32)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Large Size White Eggs (30 eggs) <ul>
<li>UPC: 0 62639 39498 1</li>
<li>Codes: BB 2025 MR 01 * 010 (*= C, D, E, F or H); from C4 1145 010 up to and including C4 1800 010</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul><p> If you have any of these products, do not consume or serve them. The CFIA advises that recalled products should be disposed of immediately or returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
</p><p> "Food contaminated with <em>Salmonella </em>may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis," the CFIA says.</p><p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p>
