“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…