The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has strongly refuted claims of illegal forest excisions and encroachment, asserting that all gazetted public forests remain under state protection.

• KFS manages approximately 2.59 million hectares of gazetted forest land, legally protected through Kenya Gazette notices.
• The agency emphasized that any changes to forest boundaries require a formal degazettement process, not mere absence of title deeds for public forests.
• KFS cited past enforcement actions, including the revocation of over 154 irregular land titles in 2017 and the recovery of 7 acres in Karura Forest.