KWS gets Sh1.5bn bailout for animal census, staff salaries

Kenya Wildlife Service rangers prepare a rhino for translocation at the Nairobi National Park. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Treasury has handed the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) a Sh1.5 billion bailout to pay salaries and conduct animal census, underlining the dire liquidity crunch facing the agency.

With no tourists visiting wildlife parks for much of last year because of travel restrictions due to coronavirus, the State-owned agency’s finance suffered a big hit, leaving it on the edge and unable to meet some of its obligations.

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