Dr. Winnie Kiiru OGW
@KiiruWinnie
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Executive Director @MpalaResearch, WEAfrica fellow, Trustee/advisor @WRTI @KaruraFriends, @CHDconservationKenya @GirlRusing
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined March 2013
Today, we stood shoulder to shoulder with the community at Karura Forest, planting trees to honour the indomitable legacy of Prof. Wangari Maathai. She reminded us that “small actions, big impact” is not just a slogan, it’s a way of life. Each seedling planted is a promise to
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Together with our partners, we today proudly celebrated the remarkable legacy of Wangari Maathai a true champion of environmental justice and peace. #WangariMaathaiLegacy
#KaruraBelongsToThePeople
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Karura Forest was saved by the people, for the people For 15+ yrs, the joint @KFSKenya & FKF-CF model has made it a global success story, safe, thriving, and community-led. Don’t undo it. Uphold the Joint Agreement to 2041. Protect #KaruraThePeoplesForest ✍️ Sign the petition
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Many of you asked for a petition to express their support for a return to the previous management model for Karura. We heard you and here it is https://t.co/lBs5vTroLS Please share as widely as you can for maximum impact. #FaruraForest #FriendsofKarura #saveKarura #handsoffKarura
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"Jifya moja haliinjiki" "Many hands make light work" to keep the Karura we love! Super that many Karura lovers sign the petition. Note: no need to contribute funds at this time - the request on the petition is for https://t.co/D2aF24zrKQ not FKF Again: https://t.co/lBs5vTrWBq
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Catch some proper facts from authoritative voices... #karuraforest #friendsofkarura #savekarura #handsoffkarura #bringbackfkf
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Good afternoon Humming Birds! As a first step, Friends of Karura Forest @karurafriends have petitioned Cabinet Secretary @Environment_Ke to protect the Forest. Please sign and spread widely https://t.co/ukPzBGoXt5 For more info see
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Save the People's Forest: Karura Forest
Calling all Hummingbirds: Karura Forest needs us. Nairobi County has 826 public spaces. Less than 3,000 of its 69,000 hectares are set aside for parks and playgrounds. Karura spans 1,041 hectares and has remained protected and largely publicly accessible thanks to @karurafriends
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“PS Forestry Gitonga Mugambi @GMugambi_CBS needs to understand that forests like Karura only thrive when communities and government work together. Antagonism weakens conservation. Partnership strengthens it.” #KaruraSpeaks
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Karura Forest is celebrated as the “lungs of Nairobi”, absorbing carbon dioxide, cooling the city, and improving air quality. Fiu NiFiu Karura MCA #KaruraSpeaks @karurafriends @GreenBeltMovmnt @WangariMaathai @NifiuFiu
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On a serious note, dear friends of Karura forest, please let us know what we can do on ground to save Karura forest apart from tweeting online🙏 you name it and I’ll show up!!! We must protect Karura forest!
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Let us not let down Wangari Maathai, she fought the notorious Moi and at the end won the Nobel price. Protect Karura forest
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Iron fist Wangari Maathai when she faced Moi to protect Karura forest. Nowadays women leaders twerk for Fauk Kibet instead raising ideas to leaders.
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Yesterday’s developments at Karura Forest are a cause of great concern. For 15 years, #karuraforest has been a respite for Nairobians and families as green spaces continue to diminish in the once “Green City in the Sun.” The lack of public participation regarding the change in
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🌳🚨Did you know that @KeForestService is tarmacking inside Karura Forest while trying to silence @karurafriends? Why destroy natural trails in a public forest? Who was consulted? Is this a grand scheme like in the 90s? Karura is NOT for sale. #HandsOffKarura #SaveKarura
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Friends of Karura Forest (FKF) has protested Kenya Forest Service’s unilateral decision to take over management of Karura Forest and reroute all payments through eCitizen. FKF says the move violates the 20-year Karura Forest Management Plan and undermines community conservation
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Friends of Karura are protesting the Kenya Forest Service's(KFS) decision to route park payments exclusively through eCitizen. Demonstrations are currently ongoing at the forest gate.
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Any attempts to grab Karuru Forest Land will be met with equal or greater force. Let the games end at collecting money using Ecitizen and repurposing that money to the forest's conservation.
Karura Forest goes live with E-Citizen payment payments. Smooth transition this morning as visitors to Karura Forest pay entry fees through the E-Citizen platform. Our friendly staff are on standby to respond to any concerns by our visitors.
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FKF is currently being kicked out by this greedy regime that is currently demanding that all payments must be done to ecitizen . We all know where that money will go should FKF be kicked out .FKF should let us know when they want all the friends of Karura to show in solidarity
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You go to Ngong Rd forest and ecitizen is always down 98% of the time
Friends of Karura oppose KFS decision to route payments solely through eCitizen Video by P.Chumba
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