The government is finalising the development of a five-year strategy to eliminate poaching and illegal trade in wildlife in private, community, and government wildlife conservation ecosystems across the country. The Illegal Wildlife Trade in Wildlife (ITW) project Manager, Ms. Netty Jemutai, said the strategy is supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the United […]
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The Advisory Committee on the transfer of Amboseli National Park has held a public participation forum in Nairobi, where the public had the opportunity to submit their views concerning the transfer of the Amboseli National Park to the County Government of Kajiado. Residents of the Amboseli locality and Kenya at large showed up and raised […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the proposed transfer of Amboseli National Park from National Government to Kajiado County Government, a committee carrying out public participation campaign held a public engagement workshop in Eldoret Town on July 3 to collect views from residents. A majority of the workshop attendees recommended the commissioning of the Park to the County Government of Kajiado […]
Continue ReadingTwo suspects including a police officer on Wednesday charged before a Naivasha court with being in illegal possession and trafficking of elephant tusks worth sh. 2.9 million. The two, Dismus Omari Mongari, a police officer attached at Suswa station and Dennis Okinda Atuke were arrested by officers from Kenya Wildlife Service acting on intelligence at […]
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A farmer in Karachuonyo constituency suffered heavy losses after a wild animal suspected to be leopard attacked and killed his six sheep. During the Thursday afternoon incident, the farmer identified as Dan Akicho who hails from Kakwa-Juok village in North Karachuonyo Location lost the animals when the wild animal attacked the tethered sheep. The farmer […]
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