ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IS PRICELESS!

As Kenya gears all her efforts in pursuit of the ambitious Vision 2030 and an upgrade from the class of third world, a pertinent question begs; are we putting enough efforts to conserve our bio-diversity and culture? Depending on where you sit, the answer is as diverse as the reality! 

For those in our Maasai, Turkana, Samburu and other communities whose great culture is still alive, the answer is yes! For our departed environmental champion Prof.  Wangari Maathai, leading elephant and wildlife conservationist,  Dr. Paula Kahumbu, the late Environmental minister, Hon John Michuki who is highly respected for the restoration efforts of Nairobi river, the answer is a resounding Yes! However, for the greedy poachers and the traders in the illegal trade of ivory, rhino horns, snake skins and the vicious destruction of Kenyan wildlife, it is a shameful No! They are shamefully threatening the lucrative tourism industry by decimating our great fauna in its numbers.  They must be reigned on before more destruction visits our flora and fauna.

In the face of such destruction of wildlife, pollution of our rivers and the destruction of forests cum water catchment points such as Mau forest in Rift Valley, Kenya must embrace the likes of Paula Kahumbu, the late Prof Maathai, the late Hon Michuki and others who led the conservation of our flora and fauna. Environmental conservation needs us all.

It is never late to embrace environmental conservation, for the repercussions of its mother nature are dire!