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Congratulations to the winners and all participants of the
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The Rhino Charge 2019 held on Sunday the 01st of June in Nannapa Conservancy, Isiolo County, raised KES 153,499,914.
The results were announced during a colorful Prize-giving ceremony attended by key personalities, including Wildlife Adviser Ali Kaka, representing the Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, H.E. Rahul Chhabra, High Commissioner of India to Kenya, H.E. Wycliffe Oparanya, Governor of Kakamega County and Chairman of the Council of Governors, H.E. Dr. Abdi Issa, Deputy Governor of Isiolo County, Mr. Julius Kamau, Chief Conservator of Forests, Kenya Forest Service, and Mr. Simon Gitau, Assistant Director, Kenya Wildlife Service.
The event was won by Mark Glen in Car 48 with a distance of 30.19 kilometres, followed by Mikey Hughes (Team Huzi) in Car 33 with a distance of 30.36 kilometres and, in third position, William Carr-Hartley in Car 42 with a distance of 31.8 kilometres.
The highest fundraiser was Peter Kinyua in Car 23, who raised KES 19,000,000. Kinyua is the Chairman of the Kenya Forest Service. In second and third positions were Adil Khawaja (Team AK44) in Car 44 with KES 17,000,003 and Stanley Kinyanjui (Team Magnate Chargers) in Car 62 with KES 15,015,499.
The Victor Ludorum, an award that takes into consideration both distance and fundraise, was won by Adil Khawaja (Team AK44) in Car 44.
Don White, Clerk of the Course, said: “The Rhino Charge is primarily a fundraising event for the conservation of Kenya’s prime mountain forests and key sources of water. Its overall mission is to work with leading Government agencies and other partners to secure these resources for the future of this nation and the well-being of the people of Kenya”.
The Land Access Fee totaling KES 4.7 million was raised from vehicle entry fees into the venue by all entrants. The funds will go to local conservation projects in the host conservancy.
The money raised during this event will go towards fencing Mt Kenya of which 190km has already been completed and fencing Kakamega Forest. The money will also be used to maintain and upgrade the 400km Aberdare fence of which over 50km have already been upgraded and to maintain the 43.3km Mau Eburu fence. Other conservation activities that will be supported by this Charge’s fundraise, include conservation education and bio-enterprise development in South Western Mau, aerial surveillance in Mt. Kenya, Aberdares and South Western Mau, as well as building fire-fighting capacity in Mt. Kenya, Aberdares and Mau Eburu.
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