| 1 |
Modernisation of the Antipoaching Technology |
Acquisition of assorted modern anti-poaching equipment and technology e.g. assault rifles, machine guns, operation equipment and mobile surveillance vehicles, expansion of earth ranger system, fence intrusion detectors, sniffer and tracker dogs, assorted investigation and intelligence surveillance equipment, operation surveillance mounted vehicles among others. |
2,760.00 |
1,412.00 |
47 Counties |
2013-07-01 |
2028-06-30 |
|
51.00% |
KWS |
Internal Security |
Budget austerity measures and exchequer issue have delayed of technology integration |
| 2 |
Human wildlife mitigation programme |
Community mobilization/sensitization, alignment, ESIA study, construction to completion, testing and commissioning and at post construction and maintenance. Further, maintain at 2000 km of existing fences annually, rehabilitate 1080 km and construct 1600 km in conflict hotspots across the country. In addition, there is acquisition of Problem Animal Control equipment. |
2,650.00 |
1,018.00 |
47 Counties |
2008-07-01 |
2029-08-30 |
|
38.00% |
KWS |
SDE
SDT |
Community hostility in certain areas due to land boundary issues and resource utilization, underfunding and lack of exchequer disbursement coupled with increasing demand for fences across the country owing to human wildlife conflict; Increasing cost of fence construction (price changes) affecting projected output |
| 3 |
Ranger Housing Programme |
Construct 1700 new houses and rehabilitate 1,800 existing ones in all conservation areas. |
8,750.00 |
939.00 |
47 Counties |
2008-07-01 |
2032-08-30 |
|
11.00% |
KWS |
|
Underfunding and lack of exchequer disbursement; Increasing cost of construction (price changes) affecting projected output |
| 4 |
Wildlife Learning Resource centres |
Setting up centers at the Counties’ levels |
757.30 |
152.00 |
47 Counties |
2013-07-01 |
2028-08-30 |
|
20.00% |
KWS |
|
|
| 5 |
Maintenance of Access Roads and Airstrips in Parks |
Upgrading key park road circuits to bitumen (1730km); construction of major drainage structures; Upgrading 15 airstrips to bitumen standard; Rehabilitation of tourism and security circuits 1397 km; rehabilitation of 5 airstrips; Routine maintenance of 3500km tourism and security circuits, bridges and 29 airstrips annually |
100,000.00 |
3,248.00 |
47 Counties |
2008-07-01 |
2034-08-30 |
|
3.00% |
KWS |
|
Underfunding and lack of exchequer disbursement; Extreme weather conditions such as flooding resulting in increasing cost of road rehabilitation/ maintenance; slow opening up of new tourism circuits affecting customer experience and investment in new product and thus inability to increase revenues |
| 6 |
Combating Wildlife Crime in Kenya Program (CWCKP) Project - USAID |
The USAID support
seeks to support KWS and other Implementing Partners in:
a) Improving organizational capacity, policy implementation, and governance
b) Undertaking research, enhancing ecological connectivity, and maintaining ecological integrity
c)Building partnerships and engaging local communities to support wildlife protection and security
d)Security conservation financing through diversification of wildlife and tourism enterprises |
560.00 |
81.00 |
47 Counties |
2022-07-01 |
2028-08-30 |
|
14.00% |
KWS |
WRTI |
Project Terminated in Feb 2025, pursuant to a directive by the U.S. Government |
| 7 |
Combating Poaching & Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Int. Approach(IWT) |
Develop Kenya National Strategy, strengthened Multi-Agency Unit approach along Kenya- Tanzania border, Training on wildlife crime related issues, develop International agreements between Kenya and Tanzania on the protection and management of the Maasai Mara - Serengeti and Tsavo-Mkomazi Trans-Frontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) establish Inter-agency-community Wildlife Security Hub in Taita Ranches (Tsavo Ecosystem), establish Maasai Mara National Reserve – Conservancy Anti-Poaching Task Force, develop Ecosystem Management Plans for Tsavo and Maasai Mara ecosystems, establish at least two Community Wildlife Conservancies (one to two in the Maasai Mara ecosystem and One in the Tsavo ecosystem), pilot Revenue-generating options within the target conservancies in Tsavo and Maasai Mara Ecosystems, establish, Small Grant Facility for Conservancies, develop gender mainstreaming strategy. |
502.00 |
393.00 |
47 Counties |
2020-07-01 |
2028-08-30 |
|
78.00% |
IWT Project |
|
Slow disbursement of donor funds |
| 8 |
Rehabilitation of Research & Training Facilities at Naivasha |
Restoration works of the existing training and research facilities at WRTI headquarters in Naivasha,the Field Centres and Stations including; Forensic and Molecular Lab in Nairobi, Maasai Mara research station, Malindi research centre, Tsavo East and West research centres, Kitale, Kingongo, Meru, Kisumu, Nakuru, Amboseli and Shimba Hills research stations. |
195.00 |
131.00 |
Nakuru-Naivasha |
2022-07-01 |
2026-08-30 |
|
67.00% |
WRTI |
|
Asbestos removed in 36 houses , reroofing and associated works completed in phase 1. |
| 9 |
Construction and Equipping of Four Research and Training Centers |
Establishment of offices, laboratories, herbariums, museums, libraries, auditorium, conference facilities, information centers, GIS/remote sensing studios, staff houses and hospitality units and acquisition of appropriate equipment in Tsavo Research Centre, Malindi Research centre, Nyeri/Kingongo Research Centre and Naivasha Research Centre. |
1,101.00 |
75.00 |
47 Counties |
2023-07-01 |
2030-08-30 |
|
25.00% |
WRTI |
|
Malindi research centre completed, awaiting equiping |
| 10 |
Provision of Water for Wildlife in Conservancies |
Establishing new earth dams and water pans in strategic locations in conservation areas, construction of concrete water troughs, establishing of check dams, de-silting of existing surface dams and pans to increase water storage capacity , drilling and fitting bore holes with solar panels and pumps, rehabilitate existing boreholes, procuring of electric water pumps and water boozer. |
885.00 |
113.00 |
47 Counties |
2023-07-01 |
2029-08-30 |
|
70.00% |
SDW |
|
Inadequate funding and exchequer release |
| 11 |
National Integrated Wildlife Data Portal |
Procurement of a software programmer/modeller, equipping and installing required software applications at the Hqs and four (4) field ICT based research centers-WRTI - The ICT HQs, Naivasha Research Centre, Tsavo Research Centre, Malindi Research Centre and Mweiga Research Centre |
85.00 |
23.00 |
47 Counties |
2023-07-01 |
2026-08-30 |
|
27.00% |
WRTI |
|
Development of pro-type Beta done, consultant to present to management and the Board for adoption |