Wildlife Conservation Stories

KWS rescues cheetah cub raised by woman in Garissa
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 23, 2025

According to a statement released by the KWS Community and Wildlife Service Division, the woman’s actions reflected compassion and concern for the ani...

Kiunga residents in Lamu raise concerns over weapon testing near homes
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 22, 2025

Kiunga residents emphasized that their concerns are not meant to criticise the security forces but to call for dialogue and better planning to avoid f...

Kwale residents call for urgent security measures as Diani faces gang violence surge
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 21, 2025

The residents claim that the criminal groups, mainly composed of machete-wielding gangs, have been terrorising traders, robbing shops, and harassing l...

Garissa commissioner vows crackdown on crime amid surge in violence
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 20, 2025

Mohamed Mwabudzo called on all chiefs, assistant county commissioners, and deputy commissioners to join forces with security agencies to restore peace...

Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
UN News  |  Oct 15, 2025

Conflict, climate change and inequality are all playing a role, but there are other reasons for what is known rather dryly as “food insecurity.”

Kenya’s stock market reaches major milestone with single-share trading
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 14, 2025

The upgrade from “Restricted” to “Pass” now allows investors to trade in single shares, making the market more accessible to retail participants and b...

How disaster-ready are African countries? Study of 5 shows some progress, but also huge gaps
The Conversation  |  Oct 13, 2025

In Kenya, counties are also showing strong local leadership, taking on more responsibility for disaster planning, coordination and community engagemen...

In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes
UN News  |  Oct 12, 2025

UN reports from the region note that entire communities having been emptied in Burkina Faso, northern Mali and western Niger as violence between armed...

5.7 million people face food insecurity in Haiti
UN News  |  Oct 12, 2025

A striking 1.9 million – or 17 per cent of the population – are suffering emergency levels of acute food insecurity, which leaves them with food gaps,...

Turkana MP blames Interior Ministry for rising insecurity in Aroo
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 10, 2025

Residents of Kainuk also condemned the attacks, linking the rising insecurity to gold mining disputes along the Turkana–West Pokot border and calling...

Murkomen to release Jukwaa la Usalama report after 47-county security forums by month's end
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 09, 2025

Murkomen defended the forum's expenditures without disclosing the amount that went into financing the countrywide tours, saying the tours modelled as...

Explainer: All you need to know about the prestigious 'Senior Counsel' title
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Oct 09, 2025

To qualify, an advocate must have practised law in Kenya for at least 15 years, demonstrated exemplary professional conduct, and contributed significa...

Motion tabled to name Nairobi street in honour of Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 07, 2025

Waithera, in her motion, described Nowrojee as a kind of advocate who pursued justice over grandstanding and or profit, often offering services as pr...

Nairobi MPs sue to halt KDF recruitment over merged centres, cite discrimination
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 05, 2025

At least 17 MPs from Nairobi, alongside Senator Edwin Sifuna and Woman Representative Esther Passaris, want the recruitment conducted in each of the c...

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
The Conversation  |  Oct 03, 2025

In her pioneering studies in the lush rainforest of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream Game Reserve, now a national park, Goodall noted that the most successful...

Public views to shape new security policies as nationwide Jukwaa la Usalama forums end
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 03, 2025

To ensure that civilians are more involved in security, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen said going forward, student leaders, boda boda leaders, and mat...

Government to establish police posts near colleges, universities to curb campus crime - CS Murkomen
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 02, 2025

The measure is part of the interventions being planned to take criminal activities across institutions countrywide, amongst them the sale and distribu...

From smoke and suffering to hope: Eco-friendly stoves transform women’s lives in Marsabit
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 01, 2025

With desertification worsening in Marsabit and other arid regions, reducing dependence on woodfuel is increasingly urgent — both for the environment a...

Kenya's economy grows 5 per cent in second quarter of 2025- KNBS
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 01, 2025

The statistics body attributes the growth largely to robust performances in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which recorded a 4.4 per cent growth, t...

Court nullifies Garissa’s Kamuthe Conservancy registration in landmark land rights ruling
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 29, 2025

In its judgment this week, the court ruled that KWS erred in issuing the licence without consulting the local community, stressing that public partici...

KWS probes suspected poisoning of six lions in Maasai Mara
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 29, 2025

KWS said four of the animals have fully recovered, while the remaining two continue to receive close medical monitoring.

MPs question proposed sale of East African Portland Cement shares to Tanzanian firm
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 26, 2025

The EAPC Board warned that the sale could create concentrated ownership, granting Kalahari Cement, in association with Bamburi Cement, an effective 41...

Marsabit pastoralists demand consent in land projects, reject deals in the dark
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 24, 2025

Residents voiced anger over historical land grabs and unfulfilled promises tied to wind farms, carbon credit schemes, and mineral exploitation.

World Animal Protection urges Kenya to ban cruel commercial wildlife farming
Zainab Saidi  |  Sep 24, 2025

World Animal Protection is urging policymakers to use this opportunity to enact laws that not only ban commercial wildlife farming, which could lead t...

How Kiambu’s fire academy is transforming Kenya’s disaster response, creating jobs abroad
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 23, 2025

A quiet but significant shift in fire preparedness is underway in Kiambu County at the Fire and Rescue Training Centre, which operates in partnership...

Over 90 per cent of Guineans back Constitution that may let coup leader seek presidency
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 23, 2025

Doumbouya, 40, a former French Foreign Legion soldier, seized power in 2021, ousting President Alpha Conde in what he described as a necessary interve...

How farmers are integrating modern, traditional farming models to beat food insecurity
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 21, 2025

In an effort to avert this looming crisis, farmers are adopting a unique approach that combines modern agricultural techniques with traditional practi...

CS Murkomen backs mandatory e-procurement adoption amid legal pushback
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 19, 2025

CS Kipchumba Murkomen noted that while challenges are inevitable when introducing new processes, they should be addressed practically rather than theo...

Police arrest suspected bandit, recover AK-47 in Garissa shootout
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 18, 2025

Officers in Garissa Sub-County were responding to reports of gunfire from members of the public when they encountered the armed suspects.

Nairobi Trade Fair puts spotlight on innovation as Kenya braces for rising hunger fears
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 17, 2025

According to the latest food insecurity update by ReliefWeb, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity fell to 1.8 million betw...

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