By Business Daily
Questions have been raised over the legality of the operations of River Café which is located in the middle of Karura Forest in Nairobi.
Chairman of the National Assembly Environment Committee Kareke Mbiuki, who is also the Maara Member of Parliament, Saturday told the Sunday Nation that the establishment of such restaurants was responsible for the dwindling forest cover as senior government officials whimsically allocate themselves spaces in the natural resource for commercial gain.
In a classic case of conflict of interest, the café is being run by Mrs Sophie Kinyua, who is Kenya Forest Service (KFS) board chairman Peter Kinyua’s wife.
“He should not hold the KFS position in all fairness and it is unfortunate he continues to operate the restaurant,” Mr Mbiuki said. Read more>>
