Kenya: KWS Dismisses Claims of Forest Destruction At Nairobi National Park

Nairobi — The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has dismissed allegations that upland forest within Nairobi National Park is being destroyed, terming the claims “misleading, unfounded and inflammatory.”

The response follows accusations by Friends of Nairobi National Park (FoNNaP), which claimed that about 100 acres of upland forest were under threat due to ongoing development.

However, KWS maintained that the project in question–relocation and upgrade of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage–is lawful and…