Group raises alarm over indigenous tree felling in Karura

FKF said numerous indigenous trees have been cut down since the weekend by a group using chainsaws, with heavy machinery deployed to uproot the stumps near the Rangers Village where forest rangers live. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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Friends of Karura Forest (FKF) is demanding an immediate halt to the felling of indigenous trees and new development plans near the Rangers Village inside Karura Forest.

FKF claims numerous indigenous trees have been cut down since the weekend using chainsaws and heavy machinery.
The group Friends of Karura Forest (FKF) is raising alarms, having received no prior notice of the tree clearance or plans for the proposed National Youth Service (NYS) accommodation.
FKF maintains the cleared site is approximately one kilometre from KFS headquarters, contradicting KFS's social media statements.