ILMAMUSI Community Forest Association received accolades from their partners the Kenya Forest Service, the Food and Agriculture Organization, Borana Conservancy, the Laikipia Forum, and Mukogodo community members for their efforts in strengthening their structures and operations at the CFA’s AGM in June. The CFA has been able to steadily grow an institution with a fully-fledged…
Livestock is a lucrative form of agribusiness which can deliver high returns if done right and if livestock keepers can access good markets. Over 60% of livestock for meat in Kenya comes from pastoralists, but due to their non-commercial inclination, the animals they supply to the markets are usually too old (over 4 years of…
The rerouting of power lines around wildlife habitats is indeed a great step towards safeguarding our wildlife species. The recent global outcry by environmentalists on the increasing electrocutions of birds and wildlife is bearing fruits in Kenya. In response to the outcry The Kenya Power and lightning Company has begun an initiative of re-configuring and…
Dr. Dino J Martins is an internationally renowned biologist with vast experience in biodiversity and natural history spanning 25 years. Many in our landscape have become familiar with Dino due to his work at Mpala. He has served as the Director of the Mpala Research Center for seven years, where he has shown leadership in…
Mugie Conservancy combines sustainable conservation, productive rangeland management, community cooperation, responsible tourism, and so much more. The conservancy is home to two of our Laikipia Tourism Association members Governor’s Mugie House and Ekorian’s Mugie Camp. Mugie Conservancy in partnership with Old Africa Magazine recently held its annual Mugie golf open. The tournament drew participants from…
Laikipia Tourism Association (LTA) members Moran Lounge and Grill, offer a unique form of tourism in Laikipia- nightlife tourism. Moran has remained at the top of its game in offering this tourism to residents of our landscape and beyond. The Lounge has, without a doubt, played a part in developing Laikipia’s local economy. They have…
Kenya’s second largest county, Marsabit County, has over 200,000 people bearing the brunt of an acute food and water shortage. Dried up water lagas and barren agricultural fields are now dominating Marsabit County. Women are forced to walk for several kilometers in search of water. The little agricultural land is covered in dust, with carcasses…
As a follow-up to a story we did in 2021, Breathing New Life into Our Association, our membership has continued to grow over the year. The membership currently stands at 37, 12 more than we had reported at this stage last year. Our membership accommodates tourism service providers within the greater Laikipia landscape. LTA members…
Savage Wilderness coined the idea of an outdoor education program in September 2021 as a way to take kids out of their comfort zones and away from the many distractions in the modern world. This program aims to teach participants skills such as organizing skills, planning, packing, map reading, navigation among others. Alex, the program…
As per the land act 2016, all community land should elect a maximum of 15 members to hold the office of the community land management (CLMC). In this regard, the IL Ngwesi community elected their new CLMC and held an Annual General Meeting on the 9th of May 2022 at Lokuseru to introduce them to…