In a bid to contribute to environmental conservation efforts and commemorate World Wetlands Day 2024, Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) partnered with the Naivasha sub-county for a clean-up exercise in the serene locale of Kihoto, Naivasha. The event, held on February 13, 2024, marked the Institute’s  commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities aimed...Read More

Naivasha – In Naivasha, Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, Alfred Mutua, has declared his dedication to revitalizing the tourism industry to generate job opportunities for graduates. Speaking at the 21st graduation of the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), Mutua outlined his plan to implement reforms in the tourism and wildlife...Read More

More than 376 students graduated with diplomas and certificates in the fields of Wildlife, Environment, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, and Tourism and Hospitality at the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) in Naivasha on Friday. The 21st graduation ceremony was officiated by Tourism CS Alfred Mutua, who congratulated the graduates and urged them to champion...Read More

Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has reiterated his commitment to turn around the fortunes of the tourism industry in order to create much-needed job opportunities for thousands of graduates in the country. Dr. Mutua said he is pushing for reforms in the sector to allow for the creation of decent jobs...Read More

The government, through the Wildlife Training and Research Institute (WRTI), has scaled up monitoring systems across game parks in the country to mitigate any loss of wild animals as a result of El Nino rains. According to the institute director, Dr. Patrick Omondi, the country has not recorded any deaths of wildlife as a result...Read More

In Summary Wildlife Training and Research Institute has, however, raised concern over some species of zebra, antelopes and rhinos whose numbers were dropping sharply. Dr Patrick Omondi noted that Amboseli National Park always bore the brunt of the rains leading to flooding adding that no animals had been affected yet. The Wildlife Training and Research...Read More

Ruto noted that Kenya’s iconic species are faced with a myriad of challenges. In Summary Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi read Ruto’s speech at Lake Naivasha Resort during the first Wildlife Scientific Conference. The three-day Conference brings local, regional and international scientists, wildlife managers, and policy and decision-makers in the wildlife sectors, among others. Leaders...Read More

RED LIST Team to assess health of Kenya’s biodiversity unveiled Group comes at a time when Kenya’s wildlife is facing a myriad of challenges In Summary •The group will now promote and contribute to the development and implementation of existing species conservation action plans. •It will also conduct a national red list assessment for priority...Read More

Ladies and gentlemen, once again we are back in Naivasha where the partying is never ending this week. Everyone is here, ready to partake on the seventh leg of the World Rally Championship (WRC), the Safari Rally, that officially revved off Thursday. The global motorsport spectacle has turned ordinary businesses into gold, they are booming...Read More

The government will conduct a wildlife census next year in a bid to establish the current status of the wildlife sector and emerging challenges in the country. The 2024 census will also be used to establish the status of the sector that has borne the brunt of the harsh weather that has hit the country. This came as the Ministry of...Read More