1,274 rangers graduate during KWS pass-out in Manyani
President William Ruto on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, presided over the graduation of over 1,200 Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers and assistant wardens in a ceremony done at the Kenya Law Enforcement Academy in Manyani, Taita Taveta County. In a statement, Ruto commended KWS for digitizing its revenue collection, noting that the service was able […]
Government begins exercise to ear-notch black rhinos with tracking devices
In an effort to boost the numbers of the endangered black rhino species, the government on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, embarked on an exercise to ear-notch rhinos in Tsavo West National Park and other parks across the country. While the majority of the rhinos are hosted in private conservancies due to their dwindling numbers, the […]
Operation Ondoa Fisi: KWS names 4 key residential areas infested with hyenas
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has listed four key areas that are infested with hyenas, as it intensifies its campaign dubbed Operation Ondoa Fisi, aimed at returning them to their original habitat. In a statement issued through their official X account on Sunday, September 8, 2024, KWS listed Juja Farm, Thika West, Ruiru, and Athi River […]
Moses Kuria visits family of boy mauled by hyena in Juja, promises compensation in 6 months
Senior advisor in President William Ruto’s State House-based Council of Economic Advisors Moses Kuria has promised to personally ensure the family of four-year-old boy that was mauled by a hyena in Juja, Kiambu County, receives compensation within six months. This is after Kuria on the evening of Saturday, September 7, 2024, paid a visit to […]
CS Miano reveals new strategy to tackle hyena menace in Juja
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has revealed the new strategy her ministry has employed to address the hyena menace in Juja, Kiambu County. Taking to her official X account on Friday, September 6, 2024, Miano said the hyena menace around Juja area had reached inadmissible levels. Juja incident While regretting the attack on a five-year-old […]