Green Belt Movement seeks to nullify new Forest Act

The petition challenges provisions allowing statutory easements and wayleaves for roads, utilities and other public infrastructure through gazetted forests...

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The Green Belt Movement and JustAct have filed a lawsuit in the Environment and Land Court seeking to nullify the new Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Act, 2026, contending it undermines constitutional forest protections.

The groups want the court to suspend the law's implementation and halt the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) from processing applications for easements and wayleaves under the amended act.
Key organizations involved are the Green Belt Movement and JustAct, with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) named as a respondent.
Their petition argues the amendments could lead to irreversible environmental damage in critical ecosystems like the Mau Forest Complex and Mount Kenya by allowing infrastructure development.

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