The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has refuted claims of forest destruction at Nairobi National Park, asserting that ongoing development is for the lawful relocation and upgrade of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage.

• KWS dismissed allegations of losing approximately 100 acres of upland forest.
• Key organizations involved are the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and Friends of Nairobi National Park (FoNNaP).
• The upgraded orphanage, established in 1964, aims to meet modern conservation and welfare standards, with the old site to be restored and rewilded.