Human-wildlife conflict takes dangerous turn as communities on Kenya-Tanzania border resort to poisoning
Authorities said the poisoning was deliberate and illegal, noting that it also posed risks to livestock, people and the wider environment. Barely a week later on January 7, four lionesses strayed into residential areas in Oloosirkon-Sholinke Ward within the Athi-Kapiti Conservancy near Nairobi National Park.
State cedes control of Amboseli National Park in southeast Kenya to Kajiado County
Kajiado Governor Joseph ole Lenku described the handover as a historic milestone for the residents of Kajiado and the wider Maasai community. He said the move corrects past injustices and guarantees that communities who have long coexisted with wildlife now share in the park’s tourism revenue.
