Inside government plans to employ 3,000 Kenyans
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Government plans to employ 3,000 Kenyans would be deployed to the Kenya Forest Services (KFS) to address forest fires
Government plans to employ 3,000 Kenyans would be deployed to the Kenya Forest Services (KFS) to address forest fires.
Soipan Tuya, the cabinet secretary for the environment, climate change, and forestry, disclosed plans to increase the number of her team by hiring 3,000 more workers.
At a consultative conversation on March 1 at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi, Tuya confirmed that the 3,000 people would be assigned to the Kenya Forest Services (KFS).
The CS claimed that recruits will aid the government in resolving the country’s forest fire crisis.
Tuya added that the workers would aid the government in stepping up its surveillance in order to put out forest fires brought on by illicit activity.
“Forest fire is attributable to illegal activities. That is why we, as the government we are enforcing enhancement methods and enhancing the number of forest officers in the Kenya Forest Service, where we will soon employ close to 3,000 forest officers,” Tuya revealed.
At the same time, she disclosed that Mau Forest Conservancy was the hardest hit by the ravaging effects of the mysterious fires.
According to a recent report by the Kenya Wildlife Service, the fire had destroyed over 1,000 acres of forest in Mau Forest.
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The CS further indicated that Kenya Forest Officers and their KWS counterpart had also been deployed to tackle forest fires at Aberdare Forest.
“The forest fires are raging, and it’s not just in Abardares; in fact, the Mau Forest Conservancy is the hardest hit,” Tuya stated.
“We have been able to employ a multi-sectoral approach, we have trying our forces within our forest service and Kenya Wildlife Service, various NGOs and government agencies have also come on board,” she added.
To encourage environment conservation, Tuya announced plans to award Kenyans certificates to appreciate their efforts.
The Certificate of Green Conduct would help them secure certain services and be used for various job recommendations in the country.
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