Saw Millers In Nyandarua Are Up In Arms Over The Newly Introduced Rates By The County Government Terming Them As Oppressive And Punitive.The Traders Under The Nyandarua Saw Millers Association Warned Of Massive Job Losses And Business Closure After The Rates Came Into Force.Under The New Rates, Traders Involved In Ferrying Forest Produce Will Pay A Fee Of Sh7,000 From Sh650 While The Annual License Has Shot From Sh29,000 To Sh42,000 For Timber-Yards.This Came As Traders Called On The Government To Partially Lift The Logging Ban So That They Could Harvest Mature Trees Which They Had Paid For Before The Moratorium Came Into Force. This Comes In The Background Of Drives Across The Country To Raise The Forest Cover.