Farmers in Taita Taveta venture into poultry farming
A section of farmers bordering the Tsavo National Park in Taita Taveta County has now shifted to poultry farming as a remedy to the perennial...
Human wildlife conflict
KWS to pay Ksh 28M to wildlife attack victims in Elgeyo Marakwet
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has released Ksh 28 million as compensation to victims of human-wildlife conflict in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The compensation will be done...
Wildlife conservation is a collective responsibility, CS Balala
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala says Human-Wildlife conflict is a major impediment to the conservation of elephants in the country. Wildlife conservation, he added,...
Naivasha residents up in arms over rising cases of wildlife attacks
Residents of Naivasha are up in arms over rising cases of wildlife attacks in the last three months with those living near Mt Longonot and...
Uhuru applauds conservation agencies for successful anti-poaching efforts
President Uhuru Kenyatta has applauded Kenya’s wildlife conservation agencies led by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) for successful...
Make compensation your first agenda, Balala urges KWS
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has urged the Kenya Wildlife Service to expedite compensation of victims of human-wildlife conflicts. Balala said there had...
Maasai Mara stakeholders praise efforts to restore Mau Forest
Four years after the government evicted people from the Maasai Mau forest, the Mara ecosystem stakeholders have confessed increased rainfall has revamped the livelihood at...
Ivory worth Ksh1. 4M recovered in Kajiado County
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in Kajiado has recovered four pieces of elephant tusks hidden in a bush in Torosei area, Kajiado Central. Weighing 14...
Voi MCA acquitted of incitement charges
There was jubilation outside the Voi law courts after a court dismissed charges of incitement leveled against Sagalla Member of County Assembly (MCA) by Kenya...
Balala: Collaboration is key in mitigating human-wildlife conflicts
The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala is calling on wildlife and conservation sector stakeholders to work with the government to enhance public-private...