KFS officers put in a spot for assaulting women in forest

Sharon Chebet. She claims she was beaten after she could not pay a Sh300 weekly fee to gather firewood. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

At least six women from Lemotit village in Kipkelion East constituency are seeking justice after they were allegedly assaulted by Kenya Forest Service (KFS) officers stationed at Soget forest station.

Sharon Chebet, who suffered a broken left hand, alleges that the officers attacked them when they couldn't pay a weekly Sh300 fee supposedly collected by the officers to allow villagers gather firewood from the forest.