Kenya Wildlife Service

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A Guide to Nairobi National Park in 2024
LIFESTYLE

A Guide to Nairobi National Park in 2024

Of the 24 national parks in Kenya, the oldest one, which is the Nairobi National Park, established and gazetted in 1946 before the...

snail farming in Kenya
SMART BUSINESS

Rising Number Of Snail Eating Kenyans Creates Market For Farmers

Snail Farming: Demand for snails as a delicacy is growing Kenya, following the growth in the number of immigrants. Snail rearing is becoming...

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HOAX: KWS Has Not Reported Stray Leopard In Murang’a

A press statement cautioning a section of residents of Murang’a County over a stray leopard on the loose is fake. The statement dated...

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FAKE: Kenya Wildlife Service Not Running Massive Recruitment

A staff recruitment advertisement under Kenya Wildlife Service letterhead being circulated in various media platforms is fake. The advert announces a nationwide recruitment...

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FAKE: Recruitment Letter Not Issued By Kenya Wildlife Service

On 3rd October 2021, a calling letter purporting to be from Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) was shared on social media. The letter, printed...

Elephant naming in kenya 1
FEATURED ARTICLE

Kenya’s Most Expensive Names Belong To Elephants

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala says Wildlife conservation is an expensive undertaking, and is appealing to partners and sponsors to join...

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FEATURED ARTICLE

All You Need To Know About The Elephant Naming Festival

Magical Kenya Tembo Naming Festival (MKTNF) is an innovative sustainability mechanism to champion elephant conservation in Kenya. It offers individuals and organisations an opportunity...

KWS land grabbed
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DEBUNKED: Our Land Has Not Been Grabbed, Says KWS

Activist Boniface Mwangi on July 9th 2021 kicked off a storm with a tweet on alleged land-grabbing on the Southern Bypass.  He wrote,...

Tim, the Big Tusker Elephant, died on 4th February 2020. www.businesstoday.co.ke
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Tim, The Big Tusker Elephant, Dies in Amboseli

A world-famous and majestic elephant named Tim, took his final breath a few hours after former president Daniel Moi passed on. The celebrated...