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Kajiado's takeover of Amboseli National Park setback to conservation, experts say

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Tourists up close with a pride of lions at the Amboseli National Park. [Jayne Rose Gacheri, Standard]

Conservationists have opposed a proposal to transfer the management of Amboseli National Park to Kajiado County.

They claim the move would downgrade the park's legal status as a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot.

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