Park regions biggest takers in KWS hiring

A KWS officer checks documents of some of the youths who turned up for ranger recruitment at Nakuru’s Afraha stadium last month. The recruits started their paramilitary training at Manyani KWS Law Enforcement Academy in Taita Taveta County yesterday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]

Taita- Taveta, Kenya: Counties most affected by human-wildlife conflicts are the major beneficiaries of the just concluded Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ranger recruitment exercise, the agency has reported.

Senior KWS officials said yesterday that wildlife conflict hotspot counties like Taita-Taveta, Kwale, Narok and Laikipia were allocated 15 slots each while the rest had 10.