Why protect King'wal Swamp

Jim Justus Nyamu today led tree planting in Kingwal swamp found in Nandi County, he was accompanied by Nandi County Commissioner Mr Herman Shambi,KWS and KFS.  

Kingwal wetland is one of the important wetlands  that used to host otters, African Cranes among other birds of prey,  the swamp is commonly known for its endemic Sitatunga antelope.

The since documented survey shows that Kingwal has 200 , their number is decreasing due to habitat degradation and attack by farmers whose crops are damaged by the animals and since they are rare animals and are currently threatened, they are almost driven to extinction. To arrest this, there is a need to determine the swamp boundaries for the sustainable conservation approaches, I use elephants as point for conservation in view of profiling all endemic species and raise their conservation need ~ Jim Justus Nyamu.  

I want to assure you Mr. Nyamu that I will ensure this swamp and the wildlife found therein are protected says Mr Herman .There is a need for a joint efforts in securing this important habitat, its within our mandates to protect such areas and I will spearhead this projects says Mr Herman .

Jim Justus Nyamu is on a campaign walk dubbed Ivory Belongs to Elephants from Nairobi to Mt Elgon, Tourism and wildlife PS Prof Segor flagged Jim and his team from St Georges Girls Secondary on Nov 16th 2021 .During this 14th walk edition he has planted 4,890 indegenous trees in 29 schools from 7 counties targeting 10,000 seedlings in 11 counties, Jim Justus Nyamu is expected to finish this walk in Mt Elgon on Dec 19th after covering 621km in 31 days .

Since 2013, Mr Nyamu has walked 17,560km in US,UK and in Africa creating awareness on the plight of elephants, he is quoted saying that he shall walk until the world know Ivory Belongs to Elephants .