Laikipia Wildlife Forum (LWF) participated in the 1st Kenyan Water Policy Hackathon. The event, organized by the International Water Institute (IWMI), CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies, and Wetlands International, took place in Nairobi from May 18th to 19th, 2023. The Hackathon brought together over 35 stakeholders from Civil Society Organizations, the Ministry of…
To commemorate World Wildlife Day, we today joined our partners in conservation the Kenya Wildilife Service, The County Government of Laikipia, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, William Holden Wildlife Foundation, the Water Resources Authority and Likii and Nanyuki WRUA for a clean-up exercise of Rivers Nanyuki and Likii. In her speech after the clean-up, the Assistant Director,…
The Kenya Water Act 2016 provides for the establishment of Water Resource Users Associations (WRUA) for the collaborative management of water resources and to manage water use conflicts at sub catchment levels. The Water Act anticipates that WRUAs are supported to have sufficient capacity to play an effective role. The Act therefore places a responsibility on…
The Kenya Water and Sanitation Civil Society Network partnered with the Mount Kenya Ewaso Water partnership to implement the Water Governance Support programme (WGSP II). The key objective of the programme was to support strengthen/establish and harmonize WASH clubs (by WASH CSOs) and other existing coordination mechanisms at the County and National Government. The overall…
Goal 1: No Poverty Emu Sacco contributes to SDG1 by building the resilience of the small holder farmers and those in vulnerable situations through reducing their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events such as prolonged droughts by financing infrastructures for water harvesting, storage and efficient use. The Sacco advocates for a paradigm shift from…
The Mount Kenya Ewaso Water partnership and Kenya Water and Sanitation Civil Society Network begin implementation of the Water Governance Support Programme II in the greater Laikipia region this week. KEWASNET, through MKEWP, with the support of Laikipia Forum, support the establishment of sustainable wash forums on Water and Sanitation challenges in the upper Ewaso…
The dream of any farmer is to secure high farm produce every season, to obtain a good market for his/her produce, and to maintain sustainable and innovative farming practices. For the Upper Ewaso Basin smallholder farmers, the vision has always been to have a successful farming environment that will propel them into large scale farming…
A comprehensive scientific assessment in 2015 found that human activity has already breached four of the planetary boundaries. Greenhouse gas emissions are brewing a hotter climate, the sixth mass extinction of species is unpicking the web of life that makes up the global biosphere, intensive farming is polluting the environment and natural habitats are being destroyed on a significant scale. Earlier in 2022, researchers…
Naro Moru sub catchment is within the Ewaso Nyiro north catchment area. It covers an area of approximately 188 square kilometers with a combined population of more than 65,000 people living within 14 sub-locations that are partly or completely within the sub catchment. It reaches about 103km of Naro Moru river before joining the Ewaso…
Two new representative voices have been added to the regional Water Resources Authority (WRA). MKEWP extends a warm welcome and looks forward to a fruitful partnership. Mr. John Ngilia Munyao, leads the WRA Regional Office as its manager. He has 15 years of experience with the Authority. He was most recently trained in ITC, the…