Kenya Forest Service continues tree growing activities taking advantage of the long rains season across the country. His Excellency President William Ruto led tree growing exercise in Meru County where 14,700 tree seedlings were planted. The President was in Meru to commission the construction of Mitunguu animal feed factory. In Mau and North Rift Conservancy […]
ASALs will deliver 5.2 million hectares of the 10.6 million hectares envisaged in the 15 billion trees campaign. In addition, Agroforestry on farms will account for 3 million hectares. This translates to 83.6% of the total area that will be grown with trees by 2032. It is for this reasons that a strategy workshop targeting […]
The Chief Conservator of Forests Mr Alex Lemarkoko has today officially opened Kibwezi Forest station offices and Rangers houses funded by Kenya Railways at a cost of Ksh 36 million. Accompanied by the Kenya Railways Manager Eng Shimrone Munga, the CCF inspected the infrastructure that includes fencing, office block and residential buildings. During construction of […]
Officers from the Forest Survey and Information Systems (FSIM) are currently participating at the 3rd Regional Research Conference at the Kenya School of Government. The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and The Digital Economy Hon. Eliud Owalo, FIHRM, EGH opened the conference and reiterated the importance of digitization of land governance and emphasized on the […]
The Deputy CCF in-charge of Plantation Management and Inventory, Mr. Andrew Soi, has today on behalf of the CCF met a team from Western Kenya Water Project (WKWP). The team is seeking KFS support in Water Resource Management to enhance sector coordination toward the realisation of sustainable water resources management. This targets the Lake Victoria […]
Kenya Forest Service launched Participatory Forest Management Plans and signed Forest Management Agreements with Ndaragwa and OlBollosat Community Forest Associations. The ceremony held at OlBollosat Forest Station in Nyandarua County was officiated by Jerome Mwanzia, Project Manager of GZDSP II, representing the Chief Conservator of Forests. During the ceremony, Mr.Mwanzia highlighted the project’s role in […]
The CCF, Mr. Alex Lemarkoko joined, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Cabinet Secretary Hon. Soipan Tuya and Attorney General Hon. J.B. Muturi at Kona Baridi in Ngong Forest, Kajiado County for a tree growing exercise. Over 6,000 tree seedlings were planted, adding up to a total of 754,810 trees grown so far across […]
The Chief Conservator of Forests, Alex Lemarkoko, officially flagged off four heavy-duty motor vehicles at the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Headquarters. These vehicles, procured through the Green Zones Development Support Project Phase II, mark a significant boost to KFS’s operational capabilities. Addressing those gathered, the Chief Conservator of Forests reminded everyone of the importance of […]
The CS Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Hon. Soipan Tuya opened a senior staff meeting bringing together members of KFS senior management team, Regional and County Forest Conservators. Hon. Tuya commended the officers for great performance in the long rains tree growing. She emphasized that the enormous task that the service bears in […]
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Board Chairman Mr.Titus Korir, embarked on a significant visit to several parks under the management of KFS. This visit aimed to assess the state of these natural reserves and underscored the importance of sustainable management practices for Kenya’s biodiversity hotspots. Accompanied by representatives including Boniface Ndirangu the CFA treasurer who […]











