The wildfire in Mt. Kenya forest burnt a large part of the forest until the military officials were involved. The overwhelming fire, however, was partly stopped by heavy rains on Saturday.
About 610 firefighters, among them 490 Kenya Defence Forces soldiers, have been battling the fierce inferno using five helicopters and water hand pumps among other tools.
A report by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry shows that Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and members of the Community Forest Association (CFA) also put out fires at Ndaragwa and
But the fire is still raging in Chogoria, Tharaka-Nithi County and is threatening the northwest of the park.
The wildfire has engulfed the Mt Kenya National Park for the last eight days and consumed many hectares of vegetation as well as killed many animals.
The blaze was first reported in Moorland near Lake Ellis in Tharaka-Nithi County and spread to the neighbouring Embu, Meru, Kirinyaga, Laikipia and Nyeri counties.