2019 was a difficult year for Agnes Wambui of Umande, Laikipia. Her words sum it up best, “The land dried up and my crops did not grow well because the rains came late.” Without modern farming tools and techniques, Agnes was particularly susceptible to the unpredictable changes in climate. Irrigation helps reduce the vulnerability of…
The BIOPAMA Mukogodo Support Project, supported by the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States is on the right track towards full implementation. Based on the latest meeting, held on the 26th of March 2021 at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, the implementing team reviewed the Project roadmap and agreed they were on course for…
“As WRUAs, our humble appeal to the Ministry of Water, together with the Water Resources Authority, is for them to bring WRUAs on board so that we can all work as a team in the management of subcatchments and especially in sharing the finances that are obtained from water charges”. Phanuel Pasito, Manager, Ngare…
The WCMA is up for review (again). This is the fourth review of the Act since its original promulgation in 2013. The Conservation Alliance of Kenya is a limited liability membership organization registered in Kenya as the umbrella body to advance the preservation, protection and management of wildlife and its habitats; places of natural beauty;…
Laikipia-based researchers, Tom Butynski and Yvonne de Jong, have again confirmed the presence of Desert Warthogs in Laikipia. And it looks like they’re here to stay. (See article here). We reported earlier sightings of the Desert Warthog on Suiyan Conservancy by Anne Powys and Archie Voorspuy in the March Edition 2020. Regular sightings of these…
The Laikipia Water, Cattle and Wildlife Project, recently held a meeting with the Mutara and Suguroi Community members to address water and to accept a COMMON INTAKE as the best option for their future water management. The meeting was aimed at assisting these community members to become conversant with the technical studies needed for the…
Francis Githui and the Stormwater & Environmental Management Forum are making headlines yet again. Last time we featured Francis for his conservation efforts through the Edible Rivers’ Initiative and the Fruit Tree School Project. This time, we sat down with Francis to discuss his efforts in the reclamation and rehabilitation of the 13.5 Acre Nanyuki…
As if Covid 19 is not enough!! A swarm of locusts is awe-inspiring and terrible. It begins as a dark smudge on the horizon, then a gathering darkness. A rustle becomes a clatter that crescendos as tens of millions of voracious, finger-sized, bright yellow insects descend on the land. Since late 2019, vast clouds of…
Domestic tourism was slowly beginning to pick up. Alas, now we are battling the third wave of Covid 19. What a sector setback!! Last year, with the outbreak of the virus, our tourism sector was arguably the most affected sector, with many tourism facilities forced to put staff on unpaid leave; others opting for layoffs;…
The Magical Kenya Signature Experience (MKSE) program is an initiative that promotes a compilation of authentic and exceptional travel experiences that are best aligned to Magical Kenya’s brand promise. The program commenced in 2019, whereby fifteen inaugural MKSE facilities that met the required criteria of a Kenya signature experience were recognised. The awards marked the…