Alex Lemarkoko Stories

Shimba Hills gets 10-year conservation blueprint to safeguard ecosystem
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 12, 2025

The plan introduces zoning measures to protect fragile areas, addresses threats such as illegal logging, forest fires, and human-wildlife conflict, an...

Friends of Karura Forest, KFS in bitter row over alleged funds mismanagement
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 04, 2025

The rebuttal follows remarks by Kenya Forest Service Chief Conservator of Forests, Alex Lemarkoko, who claimed that an audit had uncovered irregularit...

KFS accuses Friends of Karura Forest of financial fraud, cites audit as reason for eCitizen move
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

KFS Chief Conservator of Forests Alex Lemarkoko said the audit also revealed that FKF failed to submit budgets and work plans for KFS approval, and d...

Why we tarmacked a road inside Karura Forest- KFS
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Meanwhile, Friends of Karura Forest (FKF) Association has vowed to sue KFS, saying its move to take over all entry and service fee collections at Karu...

KFS clarifies Karura payments shift will not affect forest management amid uproar
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 30, 2025

According to KFS, the new system introduces digital payment options via phone and card, with an average wait time of about one minute. Lemarkoko said...

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