KWS and KEFRI Sign MoU

By Gichuki Kabukuru

After months of negotiations Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), have finally signed a Memorandum of Understating.

Signing the M.O.U the KWS Director, Julius Kipnge’tich espoused the spirit behind new inter-departmental alliance noting that this was an important step in the development of both organizations and that it was indeed the way forward for conservation.

The pact, which seeks to explore ways of enhancing relations between the two organizations, will cover such divers areas are information exchange for decision making, identification and promotion of research projects, building of human and institutional capacity and carrying out of impact assessments in areas of interest.

The five-year Memorandum of Understanding between KWS and KEFRI, which was recently signed in a simple ceremony at the KWS Headquarters’ in Langata, goes into effect immediately.