Kenya Forest Service Stories
KFS said the drones will fly regular patrols across the forest, working together with existing ground security measures to ensure a safe environment f...
The petition, signed by over 8,000 people by Sunday, at 10:00 am, urges the public to support a reversal to the previous system where the Community Fo...
Mugane contends that City Park has historically fallen under the county's jurisdiction, but KFS allegedly assumed control "secretly and irregularly."
The Bill outlines a payment-for-ecosystem services model where residents and landowners who engage in conservation would receive incentives.
A five-year roadmap crafted by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the City Park Community Forest Association (CFA) will steer the project, ensuring th...
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.
The rebuttal follows remarks by Kenya Forest Service Chief Conservator of Forests, Alex Lemarkoko, who claimed that an audit had uncovered irregularit...
Currently, KFS is limited to managing state-owned forests, but the new proposal is designed to reflect changing environmental and global conservation...
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...
The petitioners, Friends of Karura Forest, a Community Forest Association, argue that the move undermines their 20-year joint management agreement wit...
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...
According to Prof. Njoroge, Friends of Karura Forest has invested over Sh37 million and 15 years of volunteer time into Karura’s conservation.
Maraga emphasised that decisions affecting public resources like Karura Forest must involve citizens to ensure transparency, proper governance, and pr...
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...
Friends of Karura Forest has described KFS’s latest move as a disregard of both law and community effort, warning that such unilateral actions threate...
Starting August 29, 2025, payments for gate entry, parking, and other services in the forest, including the Sigiria block, must be made using the offi...
According to organisers, the meeting will also foster dialogue on partnerships, resource mobilisation, and define milestones to ensure the success of...
Combined, the three agencies spent over Sh2.4 billion illegally on staff compensation, amid a government-wide wage bill increase that led to a freeze...
The legislators, who plan to visit the site next week, say government officials bypassed environmental concerns and may have ignored objections from k...
Environment CS Deborah Barasa explained that forest laws allow the development of eco-tourism ventures in public forests and referred to provisions in...
In the year ending June 2024, the agency spent Sh24 million on legal services, but the Auditor-General found that its legal department lacked clear st...
The activists want IPOA empowered to arrest rogue officers and oversee other security agencies such as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Kenya Forest Se...
The project, described as an “eco-tourism” initiative, involves building 11 luxury cottages, two restaurants, and other upscale facilities, which GBM...
While KFS said Konyon Company Ltd won the tender to construct the 11 cottages, the National Environment Management Authority said that it did not issu...
The Kenya Forest Service said the suspension is necessary to allow time for roundtable discussions with all stakeholders to address the public’s conce...
The clarification follows a letter from the Greenbelt Movement, a nature conservation organisation, which alleged that a luxury hotel was being built...
The organisation has now demanded that the KFS disclose the identity of the developer undertaking construction within the forest.
Hassan Sheikh, the chairman of the Arawale Hirola community conservancy, called on the Kenya Forest Service to take immediate action against the logge...
The clarification came after a company in Sabatia, Vihiga County, questioned the legality of an arrest involving the transportation of bamboo.
KFS stressed that all recruitment processes and staff promotions are conducted transparently through official channels and do not require any payment.
