The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has vehemently denied claims that its rangers in Mt Elgon Forest are demanding sex in exchange for firewood, stating that no such allegations have been reported or documented by authorities in Bungoma County.

• KFS stated that neither internal monitoring nor reports to the National Police Service have revealed evidence of sexual exploitation by forest rangers.
• The allegations, published by Citizen Digital, were deemed by KFS to be general, lacking specific locations, dates, or identities of alleged perpetrators.
• KFS clarified that Chepkurkur Primary School, referenced in the report, is approximately 12 kilometers from the forest, making firewood collection by pupils unlikely.
• Investigations into high rates of early pregnancies in the area in 2023 and 2024 did not link cases to firewood collection in forests.
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