Topic: Kenya Forest Service
KFS Responds After Reports of Illegal Logging at Karura, Thogoto Forests
Jan 29, 2025 at 06:17 AM
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has addressed allegations of illegal logging in Karura and Thogoto forests....
KFS Clarifies Reports of Karura Forest Being Given Away for Road Expansion
Dec 12, 2024 at 09:17 AM
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) issued a clarification on reports of Karura Forest being given away for road expansion....
KFS Responds to Reports of Deforestation in Mau Forest
Nov 29, 2024 at 03:07 PM
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has responded to claims that trees are being cut down in the Mau Forest....
Duale Issues Orders to Kenya Forest Boss Over Rangers Filmed Assaulting Citizen
Nov 20, 2024 at 02:37 PM
In the viral video, the man was ordered to lie down while a ranger stepped on his neck while caning him....
Gov't Breaks Silence After Viral Video of Trees Being Cut Down in Karura Forest
Oct 30, 2024 at 09:08 AM
There are claims on some social media platforms that the ongoing removal of exotic tree species from Karura Forest is forest destruction - Kenya Forest Service....
CS Duale Suspends Exports Of Raw Veneer
Aug 27, 2024 at 05:44 PM
CS Duale directed KFS not to issue any "no objection letter" for the export of raw veneers....
Kenya Forest Service Clarifies Increasing Timber Movement Permit Fee
Jul 30, 2024 at 02:11 PM
The clarification comes after social media reports claimed that KFS was charging Sh25,570 for a timber transport permit, up from Sh2000....
KFS Announces Permanent And Pensionable Job Opportunities, How To Apply
Jun 11, 2024 at 01:03 PM
The deadline for the applications is Monday, July 1, 2024, at 5:00 PM....
Ruto CS Announces Plan To Revoke Tittle Deeds In These Areas
Apr 03, 2024 at 03:29 PM
“We shall revoke all land title deeds held by individuals and organizations in gazetted forests. They are expressly illegal."...
Why DCI Has Launched Manhunt for Kenya Forest Service Officer
Mar 18, 2024 at 05:50 PM
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a manhunt for a Kenya Forest Service (KFS) ranger in Nandi County....
2 Kenya Forest Service Rangers Open Fire After Mob Attack, 1 Killed
Dec 18, 2023 at 02:54 PM
Three other people were injured in the incident....
Kenya Forest Addresses Claims of Giving 60,000 Hectares of the Mau Complex to Dutch Firm
Dec 04, 2023 at 08:31 AM
Kenya Forest Services detailed that it had been working with the Dutch firm for almost 10 years....
Kenya Forestry Research Institute Advertises Several Job Opportunities; How to Apply
Nov 28, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Kenyans seeking the position have been advised to visit the KEFRI website for more details....
Why Ruto's Agenda of Monday Public Holiday Will Fail - Mutahi Ngunyi
Nov 07, 2023 at 09:40 AM
"This government does not add up. I do not understand why November 13th is a public holiday."...
CS Kindiki Declares Monday, November 13, a Public Holiday
Nov 06, 2023 at 08:44 PM
The holiday will be held to enable Kenyans to participate in tree-planting exercises in various parts of the country....
CS Tuya Fires Warning Shot at Forest Officers as She Implements Ruto's Sacking Order
Oct 12, 2023 at 12:21 PM
"We send a strong warning to all KFS officers including the board of directors that there will be no sacred cows."...
President Ruto's Request to Forest Rangers During Pass-out Parade in Gilgil
Oct 11, 2023 at 05:21 PM
“Our lives and livelihoods depend on the protection and sustenance of our biodiversity," President Ruto....
Ruto Orders Sacking of 23 Kenya Forest Managers and Rangers
Oct 11, 2023 at 12:39 PM
"From tomorrow, I don't want them in government payroll. These are people who are saboteurs."...
Blow as High Court Suspends Ruto's Directive on Logging
Aug 02, 2023 at 10:34 AM
The logging ban was imposed in 2018 but President William Ruto lifted the ban in June 2023....
Gov't to Start Paying Kenyans Owning Trees on Their Lands - President Ruto
Jul 01, 2023 at 11:03 AM
You will soon receive payment from government just for owning trees, get ready - President Ruto....