On the other hand, it requires that a Community Forest Association (CFA) be formed in every forest station and to participate in forest management through a participatory forest management plan and forest a management agreement between KFS and the CFA. There are concerns that Kenya Forest Service management has failed to protect the country's forest from wanton destruction. Howard Akimala, NjoroForest cover assessment is a very elaborate and scientific process and currently there is an ongoing national forest cover assessment. Community Forest Associations (CFAs) complement KFS' efforts in forest conservation but only benefit marginally. Howard Akimala, NjoroParticipatory forest management between KFS and the Community Forest Associations is provided for in the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016 and is executed through Participatory Forest Management Plans and Forest Management Agreement which is a negotiated process between KFS and the CFA.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2020 05:15 UTC