The Executive Director represented LWF in this event that was held at the Ivory burning site in the Nairobi National Park on 30th September 2024. The Chief Guest was Ms. Rebecca Miano who is the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Tourism and Wildlife. She was accompanied by the Principal Secretaries for both Tourism and Wildlife and other Ministry officials.
The event was also graced by the Director General of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Dr. Erastus Kanga, the Director of the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) Dr. Patrick Omondi and his colleagues, the KWS Board of Trustees, other government institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the private sector, among other stakeholders.
LWF Executive Director, Celline Achieng’, during the strategic plan launch alongside other stakeholders
The Director General (DG) of KWS, Dr. Erastus Kanga informed that the process of developing the plan had taken about six months and thanked everyone who was involved. In his brief overview of the Plan, he begun by informing that KWS has changed its Vision. The new Vision is ‘Thriving wildlife and healthy habitats for all, forever.’ He went on to explain that the Plan has five strategic issues, five strategic goals, seven result areas, twenty-four strategic objectives and eighty nine strategies. An abridged version (also found on the KWS website) of the Plan was shared out in hard copies and stakeholders encouraged to read the full version from the KWS website: www.kws.go.ke
The CS launched the Plan and challenged the Service to ensure its full implementation.
