Karura Forest is facing a new controversy after the Chief Conservator of Forests, Alex Lemarkoko, accused the Friends of Karura Forest (FKF) of mismanaging funds and misleading the public about land grabs.
During an interview on Citizen TV , Lemarkoko stated that an audit commissioned by the Ministry of Environment had exposed irregularities in the FKF's management of Karura Forest's finances.
He explained that, under Section 13 of the joint management agreement, all revenues from the forest's gates must be deposited into a bank account approved by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS).
He accused the FKF of ignoring this provision and other compliance rules by failing to provide certified accounts to the KFS Board.
