THE STANDARD By
Jeckonia Otieno |
December 11th 2020 at 14:04:38 GMT +0300
Star beaders in Kalama community conservancy in Samburu County.
Along the Isiolo-Marsabit Road, Samburu County lies the Kalama Conservancy, an income-generation initiative of the local Samburu Community.
Established in 1988 by a group ranch that owns the land, the expansive grassland was registered in 2002 to conserve wildlife and earn revenue through tourism.
The local community, with the help of the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), a non-profit conservation organization, worked to set it up.
With an income of over Sh7 million every year, locals view it as one of the major income earners other than livestock. This income comes mainly from gate charges as well as fees from lodges set up within the conservancy, which have to pay a percentage of their income.