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STRATEGIC PLAN 2023-2027

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Kenya Forest Service is a State Corporation in the Ministry of Environment, Climate
Change and Forestry. The Service was created in 2007 through the Forests Act, 2005 as
the successor of the Forest Department and derives her mandate from the Forest
Conservation and Management Act (FCMA) 2016. The Service executes her mandate
through successive five year strategic plans. This 4th Strategic Plan has been developed
after expiry of the 3rd Strategic Plan 2017-2022. It is the Fifth-Generation Strategic Plan
and aligned to the Fourth Medium Term Plan (2023-2027) of vision 2030 and other public
priorities. The plan will guide the operations of the organization for the next five years. It
builds on the review of the previous strategic plan, key achievements, challenges faced,
emerging issues, lessons learnt, environmental scan and strategic issues. The plan was
developed through a consultative process involving both internal and external
stakeholders. In addition, key documents were reviewed to inform development of this
plan among them were; the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
Vision 2030, the Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTP) (2023-2027), the Ministry of
Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Strategic Plan (2023-2027), the Forest
Conservation and Management Act, 2016, Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda,
the Forest Policy Sessional Paper No.4 of 2006, the National Forest Program (NFP)
(2016-2030) and the National Strategy for achieving 30% tree cover by 2032. This 4th
Strategic Plan is implemented through two core functions namely; Forest conservation
and Management and Forest Protection and Security. All other remaining functions are
implemented through the support services programme including; Development of Forests
and Tree Growing on Public, Community and Private Lands, Institutional Capacity and
Corporate Governance and Partnerships, Collaboration and Resource Mobilization.
The 2023-2027 Strategic Plan Goal and objectives
The strategic goal in the plan period is to increase forest cover by at least 1.17% to attain
the minimum expected of 10% by 2027. This will be achieved through implementation of
the following eleven (11) strategic objectives:
1) Increase the National Forest Cover by 1.17% in the 5 years plan period towards
attainment of the National target of 10% cover by 2030
2) To increase the national tree cover from 12.13% to 21.03% in the 5-year period
towards attainment of 30% cover by 2032;
3) Strengthen Development of Commercial Forest Plantations
4) Strengthen enforcement capacity in forest protection and secure corporate assets.
5) Promote governance for sustainable forest management
6) Reduce degradation of Mangrove ecosystems
7) Strengthen forest -based initiatives for improvement of livelihoods
8) Strengthen Institutional Effectiveness to Deliver on Mandate
9) Promoting institutional operational efficiency
10)Strengthen Collaboration, Partnership, and Linkages
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11)Strengthen Resource Mobilization Capacity of the Service Reduce degradation of
Mangrove ecosystems