Kaya Mudzi Muvya
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Kaya Mudzi Muvya is a coastal lowland dry deciduous forest in Kilifi County of southern Kenya. It became a World Heritage Site in 2008.[1] A large portion of the forest is an area protected by the Kenya Forest Service under The Forests Act of 2005,[2] and as a national monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Act Cap 215.[1] The forest is sacred to the local Mijikenda people, known as the Rabai (Warabai in Swahili).[1] The forest has suffered deprevation over the past hundred years.[3]