Mohammed Hersi’s take on the controversy over Nairobi National Park
MOHAMMED HERSI TAKES AIM AT THOSE WHO THINK THAT NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK IS USELESS (Posted 10th August 2020) In another contribution does Mohammed Hersi, Chairman of the Kenya Tourism Federation and Director of Group Operations for the companies owning Pollmans Tours deal with the notion that the land of the Nairobi National Park is ‘useless‘ […]
KWS bars Dr. Paula Kahumbu from entering Nairobi National Park
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE COMES UNDER INSTANT PRESSURE TO EXPLAIN THEIR BAN ON DR. PAULA KAHUMBU (Posted 18th February 2020) Dr. Paula Kahumbu, a locally and internationally highly respected conservationist, has reportedly been barred today from entering the Nairobi National Park. This follows her spirited campaign against KWS for having allowed the recent Koroga Festival to […]
#Kenya government cracks down on #Nairobi National Park encroachers
ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENTS SERVED WITH A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER (Posted 07th August 2019) Some so called ‘developers’ in Nairobi, thinking they could get away with environmental murder – metaphorically speaking of course – had in recent times launched building developments in an area of Nairobi near the SGR railway station in Syokimau. The masterminds behind […]
Engine failure leads to ‘landing’ in Nairobi National Park
#CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN LANDS IN #NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK AFTER ENGINE FAILURE (Posted 21st October 2017) (Picture via Twitter by @gladysmungaii) A Cessna C208B Grand Caravan, part of a dispatch rush ahead of the closure of Wilson Airport (see NOTAM report via this link: https://atcnews.org/2017/10/18/air-traffic-disruptions-expected-in-nairobi-on-20th-of-october/) developed engine trouble shortly after taking off and had to endure […]
Environment Tribunal halts SGR work on route through the Nairobi National Park
KENYA’S ENVIRONMENT TRIBUNAL STOPS SGR WORK (Posted 06th April 2017) Serious doubts over the conclusions drawn by the Environmental Impact Assessment for the second phase of the new Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya have now apparently led to the halt of any work until a thorough review of the EIA and other aspects related to […]
Opposition grows against new railway crossing the Nairobi National Park
KENYANS ARE NOW INCREASINGLY OPPOSING A RAIL LINE THROUGH THEIR NATIONAL PARK (Posted 27th September 2016) Kenyans were alerted last week about public consultations, hastily called for by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) in connection with the environmental and social impact assessment (EIA) for phase two of the ill-conceived Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Within just one […]
Environmental tribunal gives Nairobi National Park a reprieve
TRIBUNAL STOPS RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION THROUGH NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK – FOR NOW (Posted 20th September 2016) The planned presidential launch of the SGR – short for Standard Gauge Railway – construction through Nairobi National Park, planned for the 26th of September, has for now been thrown in disarray after the Environmental Tribunal put a stop to […]
Serengeti Highway controversy replicated in Nairobi National Park
CONSERVATION FRATERNITY WARNS OF DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR PARK IF CONSTRUCTION LAUNCHED BEFORE EIA COMPLETED (Posted 18th September 2016) (Alternative route bypassing the park as proposed by conservation groups_ The tone of the debate over the route of the new Standard Gauge Railway through the Nairobi National Park is getting more agitated, sharper and certainly more […]
This dirty deal could spell the beginning of the end of the Nairobi National Park
MEDIA ACCUSED TO BE ‘ILL INFORMED AND SENSATIONALIST RUMOUR MONGERS‘ (Posted 21st August 2016) (Conservation groups are trying to bring down the railway line through the Nairobi National Park by strictly legal means / Picture source NairobiWire) There is growing outrage and anger over the present violations of a range of laws and regulations vis […]
Can Nairobi National Park be spared further intrusion and fragmentation?
KENYA RAILWAYS PULLS BACK FROM THE BRINK AND PROMISES A NEW ROUTING AROUND THE PARK FOR THE NEW SGR (Posted 21st April 2016) News are emerging from Nairobi that the Kenya Railways Corporation has yielded to pressure and is reviewing the planned routing around Nairobi for the new Standard Gauge Railway system, which is due […]
The integrity of Nairobi National Park is at risk – read on to find out why.
NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK – ASSAULT NUMBER TWO UNDERWAY (Posted 01st of June 2015) (Map of the Nairobi National Park, courtesy of FONNAP) The Kenyan conservation fraternity and environmental pressure groups are gearing up for the second battle of the Nairobi National Park when news emerged, that after the Southern Bypass Highway the new Standard Gauge […]
Location: Nairobi National Park – Chief Guest: President Kenyatta – Chief Purpose: Burn Ivory Burn
BURN IVORY BURN AS KENYA AFFIRMS CONSERVATION MEASURES (Posted 04th March 2015) Coinciding with the start of the world’s greatest tourism consumer and trade show, ITB 2015 in Berlin, has Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta set 15 tons of ivory alight in an effort to remind the world that Kenya, after all, remains a country committed […]
A day in the Nairobi National Park
This shared article, received from Porini Camps’ Aleema Noormohamed, is an absolute ‘Must Read’ as it describes the marvels of having a national park at the fringes of one of Africa’s major cities where just 10 miles from the Central Business District a new world opens for visitors. Thank you Aleema for sharing! A hidden […]
Conservation lobby beat land grab attempt at Nairobi National Park
CONSERVATION LOBBY BEATS THE ODDS TO HALT NATIONAL PARK LAND GRAB Dr. Paula Kahumbu and her co-plaintiffs EAWLS and ANEW have yesterday made a permanent mark on environmental protection in Kenya, when the National Environment Tribunal ruled in their favour over the suspected encroachment of the so called Southern Bypass into the Nairobi National Park. […]
Another 6 Nairobi National Park lions killed as KWS’s response comes under fire from Kenya’s conservation fraternity
NEWS OF LION KILLINGS AND RENEWED ELEPHANT POACHING PILE PRESSURE ON KWS The shock news yesterday, that 6 lions were killed outside the safety of the Nairobi National Park has brought not just the human wildlife conflict to the forefront again but also re-kindled the arguments between the conservation fraternity in Kenya and the Kenya […]
Kenya Government taken to court over cabinet decision to sanction highway routing through the Nairobi National Park
KENYA GOVERNMENT TAKEN TO COURT OVER HIGHWAY ROUTING THROUGH PARK Reaction to last weeks cabinet decision, to apparently ignore the licence terms granted by NEMA in connection with the Southern Bypass now going under construction and sanction a route inside the boundaries of the Nairobi National Park, has brought the almost inevitable reaction from the […]
Kenya government set to pay KWS 1.8 billion Kenya Shillings for Nairobi National Park land
GOVERNMENT OF KENYASET TO PAY OFF KWS FOR NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK LAND News emerged over the weekend that the Kenyan government appears to have set aside 21.6 million US Dollars for the Kenya Wildlife Service as a form of compensation for the land carved out of the Nairobi National Park for the construction of the […]
Kenya conservation breaking news – Keen family signs ‘easement’ contract to add crucial land to Nairobi National Park
NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK GETS 100 EXTRA HECTARES (Nairobi National Park main gate at Langata) The conservation fraternity had reason to celebrate this week when the park was expanded by 100 hectares or over 250 acres of land, courtesy of John Keen and his family, who through an easement gave Kenya Wildlife Service control to administer […]
Kenya conservation news update – Reprieve for Nairobi National Park?
REPRIEVE FOR NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK? Nairobi National Park’s public voice, FoNNaP or Friend of Nairobi National Park, was heard loud and clear earlier in the week when Dr. Paula Kahumbu, recently honoured by the National Geographic Society for her conservation work in Kenya, spoke to the chief engineer of the Kenya National Highways Authority in […]
Kenya conservation breaking news – Highway Authority targets Nairobi National Park
NEW HIGHWAY PLANS SHOCK KENYAN CONSERVATIONISTS No sooner had plans been revealed that the Kenya Highways Authority had designs to build a road across the Nakuru National Park, one of the most visited parks in all of Kenya, did fresh news break that the same governmental body had targeted the Nairobi National Park too for […]
Training aircraft crashes into lion territory in Nairobi’s national park
LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES INTO NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WILSON AIRPORT (Posted 21st September 2015) A Cessna 150L earlier today crashed shortly after takeoff from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport into the adjoining national park, injuring both the instructor and the trainee pilot. Following the accident, which occurred around 11.00 hrs, was a rescue team dispatched […]
Nairobi and its national park, a story worth telling and reading …
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE IN THE PARK? OK, A DRIVE MORE LIKE IT! (Posted 19th April 2015) Kenya’s capital Nairobi, more recently in the news over the county government’s Easter Egg surprise for returning city residents, when all major roundabouts were partly blocked, ostensibly to ease traffic by keeping the right turns shut […]
Major changes in parking at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
KENYA AIRPORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT CHANGES TO PARKING AT JKIA (Posted 07th November 2014) Following the start of construction for the new temporary arrivals terminal T1E, has the Kenya Airport Authority announced a major change in parking arrangements at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The following letter has been made available to more widely inform passengers […]
Nairobi’s Southern Bypass goes ahead as the national park is set to give up land
NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK TO LOSE LAND FOR NEW BYPASS HIGHWAY (Posted 22nd June 2014) The process of degazetting sections of the Nairobi National Park has, according to information received from Kenya’s capital, started in earnest to make land available for the completion of the Southern Bypass Highway, which will create another ring road around the […]
From crisis to catalyst: #Nairobi’s #hospitality sector is thriving
(Posted 10th April 2024) Hospitality has bounced back remarkably after the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging as one of the best-performing asset classes in 2023. This resurgence is particularly notable in Nairobi. The strategic position of Kenya’s capital city serves as an East African hub for various industries, including corporate, government, […]
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi – open at last
(Posted 27th March 2024) JW Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, today unveils its second property in Kenya with the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi. Standing as the tallest hotel in the country with 35 stories in the Westlands commercial district, JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi […]
Xhibition International 2024 Africa News
(Posted 27th February 2024) Kenya Angama Amboseli opened on 1 November 2023 in Kenya’s 5,700-acre Kimana Sanctuary, one of the last havens for the continent’s Super Tusker elephants. Continuing the “slow safari” concept championed at its sister property, Angama Mara, the lodge features ten suites inspired by the elephants and providing exclusive […]
Jim Nyamu’s Elephant Walk across Eastern Africa comes to an end today in #Nairobi
(Posted 06th November 2023) An epic Elephant Walk across Eastern Africa by Jim Justus Nyamu will this Monday morning, 06th of November, come to an end. Jim and his large group of supporters in Nairobi will walk the final leg from the National Museum of Kenya to the entrance of the Nairobi National Park. […]
#BrusselsAirlines set for return to #Nairobi #Kenya in June 2024
(Posted 12th September 2023) Brussels Airlines adds a tenth aircraft to its long-haul fleet and commits to growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, its most important market. With the extra capacity, the Africa expert airline of the Lufthansa Group reopens the route to Nairobi and increases its connections between Brussels and Kigali to a daily […]
Marriott International Continues Expansion of Protea Hotels by Marriott
(Posted 14th June 2023) Marriott International Continues Expansion of Protea Hotels by Marriott with Five New Deal Signings in Africa Anticipated projects will strengthen the company’s presence in Nigeria, Tanzania, Botswana and Ethiopia From the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum in Nairobi, Marriott International announced five deal signings in Africa under its Protea Hotels […]
