Kisumu County Governor Jack Ranguma has reiterated his government’s commitment in working with Kenya Wildlife Service in reducing cases of human wildlife conflict.
Ranguma added that already steps have been made in reducing such conflicts, and urged Kisumu County residents to corporate with KWS officers in channeling their complaints.
He said that Kisumu County has numerous natural resources including wildlife that if well natured can help in boosting the county’s revenue, as well as both domestic and international tourism.
Speaking in Kisumu ahead of KWS recruitment at Moi Stadium Kisumu, Ranguma urged youths between 18-25 years to come out in large numbers for the recruitment.
He said that the academic requirement for the recruitment is grade D+ and above, maintaining that the exercise will be free and fair.
Ranguma said that the recruitment has been planned as a way of bridging the gap of unemployment among the youths within Kisumu County.
In the recent past, there have been cases of wildlife human conflict especially around Lake Victoria, where people are attacked and even killed by rogue hippos.
This has sparked criticism on the KWS’s ability to control such incidents, but Ranguma said this will be a thing of the past following the planned KWS rangers recruitment in Kisumu County,