Camille Wekesa and Caren Tankard both moved to Nanyuki in 2014 and became friends and neighbours as they each began reforestation projects on their plots along the Ontulili River, a few kilometres outside of Nanyuki, off the Meru road to Timau. The regeneration of their individual plots saw an increase in the Colobus and Sykes…
“In an ideal forest, people do not live inside the forest.” These are the words of Samuel Mukundi, the Ecosystem Conservator for Laikipia County. He supervises the KFS responsibilities in Mukogodo Forest. “We must therefore make a concerted effort from all stakeholders to see that community projects are in developed in tandem with sustainable conservation…
Water for irrigation purposes remains a top priority for majority of farmers living in the upstream of Upper Ewaso Ngiro North Basin. This is mostly because farming is the major livelihood for these communities. The Basin’s climate is characterized by frequent droughts and floods and does not favor this livelihood. As a result, farmers rely…
Pestilence and disease are scary. We face both right now with fresh clouds of desert locusts entering the country and a Corona Virus that has circled the world in less than a year, already killing more than 2 million people. Our conservation response has been characterized by a scramble to cut costs, reduce labor, secure…
Mukogodo gazetted forest reserve is one of the remaining indigenous forests in Kenya. It is among the largest in East Africa covering an area of 30,189 hectares with a rich biodiversity consisting of over 210 species of birds and roughly 100 species of butterfly. The forest has over the years been managed jointly by ILMAMUSI…
Water fuels every aspect of life. It’s essential for basic health and hygiene, and it drives society’s most essential industries – agriculture, energy and transportation. With climate change and climate variability come fluctuating rainfall and extreme temperatures, creating shorter rainy seasons and longer dry seasons. These shifts severely impact lives and livelihoods. Decreased water supplies…
As with any strategic plan, Oramat Lenaboisho Cooperative Society began with a vision – A profitable and world-class livestock cooperative society. In addition to our vision, the board and staff crafted a mission statement: To enhance the livelihoods of our members and communities, through the best livestock value chain development practices and rangeland management. We…
The Government of Kenya, in conjunction with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has set aside Ksh 3.2 billion to deal with the second wave invasion of the desert locust in the Country. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, while speaking in Naivasha during a consultative meeting, said the government has managed to contain the first…
The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife and other conservation stakeholders, commissioned the construction of the Mawingu Mountain Bongo Sanctuary, an 800-acre indigenous forest area on the slopes of Mount Kenya, above the Mt. Kenya Safari Club. The Sanctuary will enable the rewilding of the Mountain Bongo, a…
A common intake is an engineered, community-led solution to capture and distribute water equitably from a river to community destinations. Laikipia/Nyandarua Water Sector Stakeholders ranging from the Water Resources Authority, the County Governments of Laikipia and Nyandarua, WRUA representatives from Mutara, Community Water Projects and the Ol Pejeta/FFI led Laikipia Cattle, Water and Wildlife Project,…