NAIROBI, Kenya- President William Ruto has reappointed Titus Kipkoech Korir as non-executive chairman of the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Board for a second three-year term.
Korir’s renewed term takes effect on October 14, according to a Gazette notice dated October 9.
He was first appointed to the position in October 2023.
Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa has also reappointed Jane Simita Munka as a member of the KFS Board for another three years, effective October 14.
KFS Chief Conservator of Forests Alex Lemarkoko congratulated Korir and Munka, saying their board leadership had contributed to the Service’s work in forest management during their first terms.
The KFS Board oversees the agency responsible for managing and conserving Kenya’s forest resources.
Korir and Munka are listed among its current board members.
The reappointments come amid growing public concern over logging.
In Nyandarua, residents and local leaders have questioned the scale of timber harvesting in the Aberdare Forest, citing convoys of log trucks and fears for the forest’s role as a water catchment.
Forest authorities and sawmillers have said the Aberdare harvesting involves mature and over-mature trees in designated plantations and is part of regulated plantation management.
Separately, environmental groups and community forest defenders recently presented the Environment Ministry with a petition bearing more than 60,000 signatures, calling for stronger forest protection and an end to deforestation.
The campaign cited logging, forest excisions and other threats to public forests.
The KFS Board oversees the agency responsible for managing and conserving Kenya’s forest resources.
