Former Chief Justice David Maraga has slammed President William Ruto's administration over the recent changes in Karura forest affecting the entrance fee, stressing that they are not in line with the Constitution.
In a statement on Saturday, August 30, Maraga claimed that the increase in the entrance fee in the forest was made without prior public participation and contravened Article 10 of the Constitution.
Furthermore, Maraga faulted the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) for directing visitors to make payments through the eCitizen platform, which has been put under serious scrutiny by the Auditor General.
Maraga warned that the sudden shift would, in turn, endanger the city's most valued green spaces and reverse the progress that was made in projecting the forest as an accessible destination for all Kenyans.
