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Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Hon. Rebecca Miano Wednesday, August 21, 2024, made her inaugural visit to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) headquarters, marking a new chapter in her role at the helm of the critical docket. The visit underscored her deep appreciation of the strategic parastatal under her ministry and its staff, especially in light of the sacrifices made by rangers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
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The third phase of the 2024-2025 National Wildlife Census, which began on 31 July 2023 has concluded successfully after a comprehensive four-day aerial count of the Athi Kapiti ecosystem. Following the Mara and Amboseli-Magadi ecosystems, this phase marks a crucial step toward understanding Kenya's diverse wildlife populations and their movements.
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Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) successfully convened a stakeholder validation workshop for its 2024-2028 Strategic Plan at the KWS Club House in Nairobi National Park. This crucial event marked a significant step in finalizing the Service’s strategic work plan for the next five years.
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The 2024-2025 National Wildlife Census was launched and completed in the Mara ecosystem, Narok County, in June 2024. The second phase of the census commenced in the 14,000 km2 Amboseli-Magadi ecosystem on 8th July, 2024, with a view to ascertain Kenya’s total wildlife populations, taking into account the vagaries wrought by the prolonged 2022 drought.
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Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, Hon. Dr. Alfred Mutua, flagged off Kenya’s National Wildlife Census 2024-2025, at the Narok Airstrip, Maasai Mara landscape, Narok County, on 19th June, 2024.
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KWS Director General Dr. Erustus Kanga presented a certificate of appreciation to two long-term partners of the Service on 12th June, 2024, at KWS headquarters, in appreciation of the invaluable support afforded to the Service over the years.
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The Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service, Hon. Felix Koskei, led KWS Board of Trustee members, Director General, Senior Management, staff and partners in a tree growing exercise adjacent to KWS Central workshop in Nairobi National Park on Friday 24th May, 2024.
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The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) received a vehicle fleet donation worth over 400,000 US Dollars from the Shiraz and Leili Wildlife Foundation at the Nairobi National Park’s historic Ivory Burning Site, Monday 20th May, 2024.
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Kenya Wildlife Service’s rhino conservation efforts received a considerable boost with the donation of a plethora of equipment, reading material and clothing items at a grand event held at KWS headquarters on Friday 17th May 2024.
Receiving the donations, KWS Director General Dr. Erustus Kanga expressed gratitude at the long-standing collaborative conservation model KWS and her partners, which enables the Service attain her broad mandate.
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Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Walter Raria, Chairman of KWS Board of Trustees, and Dr. Erustus Kanga, Director General of the Kenya Wildlife Service, accompanied Dr. Alfred Mutua, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, Hon. Soipan Tuya, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, Mr. John Ololtuaa, Principal Secretary of the State Department for Tourism, Mr.