Short Biography
I was born in a village called Mara Rianda which is at the Sothern part of Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Narok West. I took my early education (Primary School) in Aitong Primary School and further sat for my CPE in 1991 and later I joined Secondary school at Narok High in 1992 which I did my KCSE in 1996.
I proceeded for P1 Certificate at Kamwenja Teachers College which I completed in 1999. In the year 2006 I graduated with my Diploma Certificate and later long I joined the University of Nairobi where I attained my first Degree, Bachelor of Education Arts which I proceeded with Masters in the same institution.
Thesis / Project Title
Factors Influencing Human-Wildlife Conflict Among The Maasai Community: A Case Study Of Narok County
Thesis / Project Abstract
In a scenario where wildlife-induced damages to human property and life are neither controlled nor compensated, negative local attitudes towards conservation and wildlife resources become entrenched (Okello and Wishitemi, 2016). This is made worse when local communities do not benefit from wildlife resources and are alienated from wildlife related economic enterprises such as the lucrative tourism industry, when local communities feel that both governments and conservation stakeholder ‘s value wildlife more than their lives, livelihoods or their aspirations retaliation and opposition to conservation initiatives can be swift and uncompromising. According to KWS Annual Report (2011), animal translocation strategy has been used to reduce human-wildlife conflict. The factors driving human-wildlife conflict at the local level are, however, shaped in turn by numerous other factors, including laws and policies. In many cases, legal and policy measures particularly those involving land use planning and wildlife management contribute to this growing problem. Yet law and policy can play an important role in supporting the mitigation and prevention of human-wildlife conflict. The purpose of the study will be to assess the factors influencing human-wildlife conflict among the Maasai community: a case of Narok County. The study was guided by the following research objectives: To establish the influence of competition for resources on human-wildlife conflict among the Maasai Community: A Case of Narok County, To examine the extent to which human migration influence on human-wildlife conflict among the Maasai Community: A Case of Narok County
