Two Kenyan heritage sites to benefit from UN funding

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Two World Heritage sites in Kenya have been picked by a UN agency to benefit from a Sh64 million fund put up to cushion such sites in Africa from the coronavirus impact. The Sacred Mijikenda Kaya forests and Mount Kenya National Park have been picked among other world heritage sites in Africa for the funding by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).

Other sites that have been picked include the Simien National Park in Ethiopia, two nature reserves in Madagascar, one in Seychelles and Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania. The two sites in Kenya emerged among 22 others that had applied for the funding. Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta, Director and Representative Unesco Regional Office for Eastern Africa said in a statement that the funding will help the selected sites enhance resilience during the Covid 19 pandemic.