My name is Stephen Njoroge, I am the doctor in charge of the Arjiju Community Health Centre. I came to Makurian Group Ranch, about five years ago. When I first got here, this facility was experiencing a lot of challenges. Insecurity, human-wildlife conflict, lack of a maternity ward and there was an acute lack of […]
‘Increasing water productivity’’ was the theme of the October’s Farmers’ Field Day held in Kiahuko Area, Naro Moru WRUA, Nyeri County. The event organized by the Mount Kenya Ewaso Water Partnership (MKEWP) in partnership with SNV. It attracted 230 farmers from 19 Water Resources Users Associations (WRUAs) from Nyeri, Meru and Laikipia Counties. The farmers were […]
58 Water Resources User Associations (WRUA) members from three sub-catchments in the Greater Laikipia landscape participated in a good governance efforts led by MKEWP in partnership with Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Fauna and Flora International. They learned about the new policies for water, and the devolved functions of County Governments in water management. The “Guide […]
Forty local SACCOs met to learn about Irrigation Acceleration Platform and how their members can access the newly launched Smart Water For Agriculture (SWA) Fund to invest in sustainable solutions in small-scale farming. The activity, organized by Mount Kenya Ewaso Water Partnership (MKEWP), had the Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operatives Ltd (KUSSCO) talk […]
Twelve ILMAMUSI Community Forest Association (CFA) rangers underwent a 3-day training on the use of Geographical Positioning System (GPS) for wildlife monitoring, data collection, and reporting. The training was held at the CFA headquarters – Loragai office in Laikipia North Sub County, was organized by LWF and assisted by the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT). The […]
“More Produce, Less Water” was the theme of September’s Farmers Field Day held in Nkando area, Laikipia County. “Managing the scarce water resources: That’s what Smart Water For Agriculture is all about – farmers learning about how they can reap more crop for a drop of water.” SNVs Local Capacity Builder, Joyce Karimi, said. The […]
“My name is Grace Korosian, I was born and raised here in Arjiju Village, Makurian Group Ranch. A few years ago, we were just pastoralists keeping only livestock, like most Maasai Communities. But we were introduced to crop farming by agricultural extension officers who visited our village. In our first harvest, we felt the […]
In 2015, the first Laikipia Rabies Vaccination Campaign (LRVC) vaccinated a total of 821 domestic dogs and cats. That number and coverage has since increased with last year’s efforts reaching over 9,000 dogs and cats in the county. The 2018 LRVC plans to widen its scope reaching out to more communities by returning to […]
The Mount Kenya Ewaso Water Partnership Executive Committee called for an urgent meeting to address the water crisis in the upper basin The crisis, a result of a GOK directive to revoke all water intake permits, is the subject of great debate in the basin. Following the directive, all abstractions from Mt. Kenya Rivers have […]
You may be interested in a new edition of the journal ‘Critical African Studies’ on ‘Valuing Land in Eastern Africa’ . Attach is link to the journal: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcaf20/10/1 The special issue includes the local impacts of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Marsabit County, Kenya. The abstract: “Lake Turkana Wind Power, situated on the […]
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