Kindiki: Kenya adopts AI, drones in major wildlife conservation reforms

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki presiding over the passing out parade of 147 KWS Cadet Officers at the KWS Law Enforcement Academy in Manyani, Taita Taveta County. [PCS]

The government has undertaken ambitious, science-led and community-centered reforms in the conservation of wildlife in the past three years, Deputy President Kindiki Kithure has disclosed.

He said yesterday through the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the government has strengthened security by deploying elite ranger units, expanding the conservation workforce, and modernising surveillance using Artificial Intelligence- enabled systems, drones and satellite-linked patrol tools.