The Director of the Wyss Academy for Nature, Hub East Africa, Dr. Ben Okita, accompanied by the CEO and a Board Director of the Conservation Alliance of Kenya, held a bilateral meeting on 15th November 2022, on the sidelines of the CITES meeting in Panama City, with the Honorable Penina Malonza, Kenyan Minister for Tourism.

The Honorable Minister Penina Malonza reiterated Kenya’s commitment to prioritising the securing of wildlife corridors and expressed interest in exploring fundraising opportunities and partnerships to implement the report. Elephants and other species of wildlife and livestock are seriously affected by movement and connectivity challenges in Kenya, which significantly impacts them and, by extension, the tourism industry and the cultural livelihoods of pastoralist communities who depend largely on livestock keeping.

Wyss Academy for Nature, Hub East Africa is currently partnering with Save the Elephants and the National Land Commission to secure wildlife and livestock corridors in northern Kenya. The Hub is also committed to keeping the momentum around securing of the Nairobi National park -Athi Kapiti wildlife corridor.