{"id":124364,"date":"2025-11-08T09:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/president-ruto-hands-over-management-of-amboseli-national-park-to-kajiado-county\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T09:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:05:56","slug":"president-ruto-hands-over-management-of-amboseli-national-park-to-kajiado-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/president-ruto-hands-over-management-of-amboseli-national-park-to-kajiado-county\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto Hands Over Management of Amboseli National Park to Kajiado County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KAJIADO, Kenya, Nov 8 \u2014 The management of Amboseli National Park has officially been transferred to the Kajiado County Government in a landmark ceremony presided over by President William Ruto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The handover marks a significant step in the devolution of natural resource management, following years of discussions between the national and county governments over revenue-sharing and local participation in conservation.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto said the transfer reflects his administration\u2019s commitment to empowering counties and ensuring that local communities benefit directly from the natural resources within their regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis transition is not just administrative \u2014 it is about ensuring that the people of Kajiado are central to the conservation and prosperity of Amboseli,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>The park, one of Kenya\u2019s most visited tourist attractions and home to the country\u2019s largest elephant population, will now be managed under a joint framework between the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Kajiado County Government to safeguard wildlife and boost tourism revenues.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Joseph ole Lenku welcomed the move, describing it as \u201chistoric justice\u201d for local residents who have long borne the cost of living alongside wildlife without commensurate benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis handover affirms that conservation and community welfare must go hand in hand,\u201d Lenku said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KAJIADO, Kenya, Nov 8 \u2014 The management of Amboseli National Park has officially been transferred to the Kajiado County Government in a landmark ceremony presided over by President William Ruto. The handover marks a significant step in the devolution of natural resource management, following years of discussions between the national and county governments over revenue-sharing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}