By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 10 April 2019. Two bird species endemic to Taita Forest have been classified as critically endangered.
Dry spell reduces warthog population
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 9 May 2019. The population of warthogs in the country has recorded a sharp decline in recent years.
GIANTS’ VIEW: Updates to Kenya’s wildlife laws explained
When it came into force in 2013, Kenya Wildlife Conservation Management Act was seen as one of the toughest on the continent. It was recently amended to plug gaps in the original legislation. Our Director of Wildlife Justice, SHAMINI JAYANATHAN, explains what’s changed. The passage of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2019, which […]
Push for redress even as minorities celebrate
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 8 May 2019. As an indigenous minority group that once lived on the shores of Lake Bogoria celebrates African World Heritage Day, the ceremony evokes bittersweet memories.
Researchers roots for use of insects as livestock feeds
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 18 April 2019. Researchers have recommended use of insects to feed livestock. According to them, insect feeds are much cheaper compared to the alternatives in the market.
GIANTS’ VIEW: To fence or not to fence?
As human populations grow in Africa and more land is needed to farm, people and wildlife live ever closer together. JOAN NTHIGA, our Media & Communications Manager recently visited farmers in Kenya to see how Space for Giants works to lessen the conflicts that then arise.
Village day school beats giants at global science fair
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 9 June 2018. It has only one computer to its name. Yet the day school in a remote village in Njoro, Nakuru County, elbowed out national academic giants from the table of scientific innovations. Keriko Mixed Day School’s laboratory is a shell. But this […]
Students produce electricity using plant extracts
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 28 September 2017. An encounter with itchy sisal juice while extracting fibre fired up an idea by two students to explore ways of generating power from plant extracts. The idea has led the two, students of Keriko High School in Njoro to emerge the […]
Less water, dwindling forests as key environment days are celebrated
By Jeckonia Otieno, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 24 March 2019. Mr David Kuria holds River Mbagathi dear. Every evening, when he comes from work, he takes a shower in the river before crossing to his home in Gataka. This is a common trend among many other residents of Nairobi.
Tale of remote school that went against grain to dominate global stage
By Caroline Chebet, Giants Club African Conservation Fellow, The Standard. Published 26 March 2019. The sun burns with a hellish fervour as winds frantically whirl up the dust from the bare ground at Keriko Day Secondary School in Njoro. Exams are on. School bags hang delicately on the flowers outside the already full classrooms.
