Daily Archives: February 5, 2017

Water Crisis – The Solutions Lie With Us!

  The present water crisis in Laikipia is the result of three things: Less than normal rainfall over the last 6 months, and less than average rainfall in 2016. Illegal abstraction of water from our rivers. Inadequate water harvesting and water storage and mismanagement of water for agriculture. We are witnessing a water crisis of…

Taking Conservation Education by the Horns: Northern Kenya Conservation Clubs

In Kenya, conservation education is not part of any formal school curriculum. Instead, it takes place in school clubs because of the initiatives of dedicated teachers and conservation staff. However, when budgets are slashed and the economy isn’t working as it should, conservation education projects tend to be shelved. If future generations of Kenyans are…