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The clearing began Thursday near Kithoka Primary School for a planned 100-acre state lodge, airstrip, and golf course that President Ruto promised during his Meru campaign.

Just a day earlier, Meru Environment and Land Court Justice Oguttu Mboya ordered no activity until a June 29 hearing on activist Francis Awino's petition challenging the plan and a forest law amendment.

Local residents, the Green Belt Movement, and figures like former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua protest the loss of this vital water tower, while officials claim it's just a firebreak in degraded areas.