Also known as: Prof Kanga · Erustus Kanga · Prof Erustus Kanga
Erastus Kanga — Kenya Wildlife Service Director General, targeted in an extortion case in April 2026.
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The Standard
… dlife Service, the Wildlife Research and Training Institute, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Northern Rangelands Trust, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance-Kenya, Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.According to KWS Director General Prof Erustus Kanga …
Conservationists: New laboratory a game changer for wildlife healthThe Standard
… According to KWS, the move is due to the increasing number of wild animals needing rescue and rehabilitation services on the current facility that occupies 7.4 acres.Speaking on Friday during a media briefing at the KWS headquarters in Nairobi, Director General Erustus Kanga said …
New home: Nairobi Animal orphanage to relocate near BomasThe Standard
… he Kenya Wildlife Services Act to allow for fishing in the Lake Nakuru National Park and the implementation of a report done by KWS in order to ensure that the Lake is cleaned so as to ensure that the fish produced are safe for human consumption.KWS Director General Erastus Kanga …
Petitioners reject KFS report over suitability for human consumption of fish in Lake NakuruThe Standard
… Erustus Kanga urged accountability in how the funds are used. He said demand for conservation financing far exceeds available resources and called for strict transparency in implementation. Dr. …
Kenya launches fund to help protect 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030Citizen Digital
… Others were Kenya Prisons Service Commissioner-General Patrick Aranduh, Kenya Wildlife Service Director-General Erastus Kanga, Principal Secretaries, MPs and MCAs, among others.
Ruto apologises for decades of marginalisation, pledges to transform Northern KenyaCapital News
… KWS Director General Erustus Kanga made the appeal during a consultative meeting held at the Mpala Research Centre, which brought together landowners, research scientists, and other key stakeholders involved in conservation within the Laikipia landscape. …
KWS urges Laikipia conservancies to join rhino sanctuary expansion driveThe Standard
… And few species symbolise both the urgency and the promise of our work quite like the Mountain Bongo,” said Kenya Wildlife Service Director General Prof Erustus Kanga. …
Kenya receives four rare endangered Mountain Bongos in bid to boost survivalCitizen Digital
… The reception at JKIA was led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano, and brought together stakeholders including KWS Director General Prof Erustus Kanga, Czech Republic Ambassador Nicol Adamcova, the Kenya Airports Au …
Four mountain bongos arrive from Czech Republic, moved to Mt. Kenya conservancyCapital News
… The event brought together key conservation stakeholders, including the Kenya Wildlife Service, led by Director General Erastus Kanga, as well as partners from the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy and the Kenya Airports Authority. …
Kenya Strengthens Mountain Bongo Population with Arrival of Four Rare MalesCitizen Digital
… Audio By Vocalize A man has been charged before a Nairobi court with alleged attempt to extort Ksh1.7 million from Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director General Erastus Kanga, threatening to file a petition for his removal from office over constitutional violations. …
Man charged with attempt to extort KWS boss Ksh.1.7 millionConservation stakeholders have welcomed the launch of a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in northern Kenya designed to fill a gap in accessible diagnostic infrastructure for wildlife and pastoral communities across the region.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
Conservation stakeholders have welcomed the launch of a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in northern Kenya designed to fill a gap in accessible diagnostic infrastructure for wildlife and pastoral communities across the region.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya Wildlife Service announced the relocation of the Nairobi Animal Orphanage from its current 7.4-acre facility to 89 acres of land opposite Bomas of Kenya, due to increasing numbers of wild animals needing rescue and rehabilitation. The upgraded facility, expected to cost Sh 3 to 4 billion and take 18 months to construct, will accommodate up to 20,000 visitors on peak days compared to the current 17,000.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
Petitioners in a case involving disappeared fishermen from Lake Nakuru have rejected a Kenya Fisheries Services report on fish suitability for human consumption, claiming KFS excluded them from the sampling exercise despite prior agreement to involve them.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has launched the Kenya Conservancies Fund to channel money and technical support to community-led conservancies, helping the country meet its target of protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030. Of 230 conservancies registered with the Kenya Wildlife Conservancy Association, only 1 per cent have reached financial maturity; the fund aims to help shift conservancies into viable conservation and livelihood enterprises.
5 June 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto issued a formal apology to the people of Northern Kenya for state-sanctioned marginalisation and neglect resulting from a 1965 Cabinet Sessional Paper that concentrated development on so-called "high potential" areas, leaving the northern frontier without adequate roads, water, healthcare or schools.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Wildlife Service has urged community conservancies across Laikipia County to join a network of rhino sanctuaries as part of the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion programme, which seeks to relieve pressure on overcrowded sanctuaries and improve the long-term survival of the endangered species.
6 May 2026 · Capital News →
Four critically endangered male mountain bongos arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from the Czech Republic as part of Kenya's long-term conservation strategy to restore the species, which exists only in Kenya's montane forests. Senior government officials, including Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano, attended the reception and highlighted the importance of coordinated conservation efforts involving government, communities, and the private sector.
30 April 2026 · The Standard →
Four male mountain bongos arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from the Czech Republic and were transferred to the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy as part of efforts to boost the species' recovery programme.
29 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya has received four male mountain bongos from Zoo Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic as part of its National Recovery and Action Plan for the critically endangered species. The animals, now transferred to Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, will strengthen genetic diversity and breeding outcomes for a population that has declined due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease.
29 April 2026 · Capital News →
Francis Awino Onyango, 40, has been charged with attempted extortion by threats after allegedly threatening to file a petition for the removal of Kenya Wildlife Service Director General Erastus Kanga over constitutional violations in a bid to obtain Ksh1.7 million. The defendant denied the charge and was granted pre-trial mention on May 7, 2026.
24 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →