Lamu is one of the best preserved Swahili settlements in East Africa.
Lamu residents in new push to name island’s streets; Kalume Kazungu; The Nation
The road to becoming a world heritage site; Jayne Rose Gacheri; Sunday Standard
Photo: Maarufu Mohamed
The road to becoming a world heritage site…
Source: The road to becoming a world heritage site
Timeless Turkana now in flux; Rupi Mangat; East African
Photo: Rupi Mangat
By volume, Lake Turkana is the world’s fourth-largest salt lake after the Caspian Sea.
Source: Timeless Turkana now in flux
International Hydropower Association announces new commitment to World Heritage sites and protected areas; Unesco
Photo: Doron
How shows by shore are keeping Fort Jesus alive; Ishaq Jumbe; Standard Media
Broadcasts portray life before the fort, then takes the audience through specifications and fortifications that rendered it supposedly impregnable.
Two Kenyan heritage sites to benefit from UN funding; Caroline Chebet; Standard Media
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.
Source: Two Kenyan heritage sites to benefit from UN funding
Two world heritage sites in Kenya picked for conservation funding; Caroline Chebet; Standard Media
The two sites in Kenya emerged among 22 others that had applied for the funding.
Source: Two world heritage sites in Kenya picked for conservation funding
Five Eastern African countries receive #SOSAfricanHeritage grants to promote COVID-19 resilience; Unesco
Source: Five Eastern African countries receive #SOSAfricanHeritage grants to promote COVID-19 resilience
UN proposes Coast forests be made world heritage sites; Caroline Chebet; Standard Media
Unesco says they have complex ecosystems with many species of plants and animals.
Source: UN proposes Coast forests be made world heritage sites
Lake Turkana: A lifeline in danger of running dry; Edward Mungai; Business Daily Africa
Lake Turkana — the world’s largest desert lake — is at the risk of going extinct in coming years should there be no strategic interventions.
Source: MUNGAI: Lake Turkana: A lifeline in danger of running dry
Why Kenya Is the Hottest Tourist Destination in 2020?; Marela Bush; Chart Attack
There is definitely a lot one can discover and enjoy, so let’s take a look at what Kenya has to offer and why exactly it is one of the must-visit places this year.
Source: Why Kenya Is the Hottest Tourist Destination in 2020? – Chart Attack
The changing face of Lamu; Wendy Watta; The Nation
Lamu is a pearl to be polished and looked after.
Hotel construction threatens globally-acclaimed Rift Valley lake; Caroline Chebet; The Standard
From far, flamingoes’ pink and white patterns are a sight to behold. And except for the quacks of pelicans and fish eagles perched on the heap of stones…
Source: Hotel construction threatens globally-acclaimed Rift Valley lake
Dispatches From The AIA – July 2019; Archaeological Institute of America
Source: Dispatches From The AIA – July 2019 – Archaeological Institute of America
Keeping ancient site pristine, safe; Fred Oluoch; The East African
Its listing on the Unesco List is a major boost to Kenya’s western tourism circuit.
Why Thim Lich Oinga hosted the World Heritage Sites celebration; Manuel Odeny; The Star
It was inaugurated as a World Heritage Site after a painstaking process that started in the 1980s…
Source: Why Thim Lich Oinga hosted the World Heritage Sites celebration
History behind Kenya’s best heritage sites; Peter Muiruri; The Standard
If you are millennial, you may never know that in 1989, the then KANU government wanted to construct a 62-storey building to be known as the Kenya Tim…
Source: History behind Kenya’s best heritage sites : The Standard
AIA Site Preservation Grant Recipient Named World Heritage Site; AIA
Ceremony marks elevation of Thimlich Ohinga site; Cecil Odongo; Nation
Dry-stone walled settlement was probably built in the 16th century, according to UNESCO.
Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases funds to fight flames in Mount Kenya National Park; Unesco
Source: Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases funds to fight flames in Mount Kenya National Park
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