Residents of Imbirikiani and Ol donyo Wuas in Kajiado South have received Sh8 million as compensation for livestock lost through wildlife attacks. The locals who live near Amboseli National Park received compensation from Big Life Foundation for cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys that were attacked and killed by wild animals last year. According to Daniel […]
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The government owes families of victims of human/wildlife conflicts at least Sh12 billion in compensation, Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has said. Balala said there had been a compensation backlog of more than Sh14 billion over the past seven years, but added that the government had paid Sh2 billion since 2018. Consequently, the […]
Continue ReadingKonjora residents in Kibarani ward, Kilifi County have rejected a mega electricity project which is to pass through their land until they are fully compensated by the company undertaking it. The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) is to undertake a 70 kilometre stretch of power line from Malindi sub station to Kilifi to be transmitting […]
Continue ReadingResidents of Uasin Gishu County who will be forced to relocate to pave way for the ongoing construction of Eldoret town bypass will be forced to wait a little longer to be fully compensated. Unless Parliament increases the amount of money allocated in the proposed 2019/2020 budget, a large percentage of those affected by the […]
Continue ReadingTwenty seven families who claim to have been left out during compensation for those evicted from Embobut forest in Marakwet East sub-county are calling on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate how the monies were paid out. One of the evictees, Ishmael Chebet said their names were struck out from the original list […]
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