Friends of Karura Forest,Friends of Karura Forest Association Stories

KFS issues warning after suspected python sighting in Karura Forest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

KFS confirmed that it is aware of the video, but stressed that it cannot yet confirm whether the sighting actually occurred or if the clip is recent.

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...

Friends of Karura Forest sue KFS over mandatory eCitizen payments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

The petitioners, Friends of Karura Forest, a Community Forest Association, argue that the move undermines their 20-year joint management agreement wit...

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...

Karura Forest at risk of slipping away from the people who saved it
Amina Wako  |  Sep 01, 2025

According to Prof. Njoroge, Friends of Karura Forest has invested over Sh37 million and 15 years of volunteer time into Karura’s conservation.

Friends of Karura Forest to sue KFS over "unilateral" eCitizen takeover
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

The dispute follows KFS's announcement that all payments for entry, annual passes, parking and other services will now be processed exclusively throug...

Friends of Karura defend financial management amid eCitizen directive
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

The board member highlighted that FKF board members work voluntarily, meaning they are not paid from the funds collected from the forest.

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...

It’s forest management, not destruction: CS Duale addresses Karura Forest logging claims
Amina Wako  |  Nov 23, 2024

He clarified that the KFS and the Friends of Karura Forest are conducting the logging under the Karura Forest Participatory Forest Management Plan.

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