Two Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officers died while battling the ongoing fire at the Aberdare forest .
The fire broke out eleven days ago.
According to KWS Wildlife Services director in charge of partnership Simon Gitau, the two died on Monday while in the line of duty .
“The two officers were in a group travelling to the scene when a vehicle they were travelling in lost control and veered off unfortunately they were injured and died ” said Gitau.
Gitau called on communities near the forest to assist in fighting the inferno.
“Currently the fire is at Mooreland this is where water source of many rivers in Aberdare and if we have such fires often this may reduce water retention and effect supply even in the city ” said Gitau.
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The fire started at embaringo in Nyeri and has so far spread to as far as shamata in Nyandarua county leaving a huge destruction in it’s wake.
KWS assistant director of mountain conservation Bakari Mungumi, says that they have been working day and night to try and keep the fire out, which is spreading very fast.
KFS is partnering with Nyeri county, Nyandarua county governments, Kenya pipeline and Rhino Arch in fighting the fire.
More than 40,000 acres of the forest has so far been destroyed by the inferno.
