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Virgin bongos to land in Kenya in January 2024

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza and Meru County Bongo and Black Rhino Conservation Trust chairman John Kinoti at the sanctuary. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

The Meru County Bongo and Black Rhino Conservation Trust has completed building a 25 acre sanctuary in readiness for 22 Mountain Bongo to be flown from the US in January 2024.

The trust's patron, Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza and Chairman John Kinoti announced the completion of the first phase of a project meant to conserve the critically endangered species.

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