Category: Cattle Compensation, Friends of MT | Date: Mar 31 2008 | By: Kimojino

I, on behalf of my entire family would like to thank you all for sending your messages of condolences following the death of my brother. Thank you so much for sharing the pain with us, by doing so you make us feel strong.

I had resumed my duties on the 30.3.2008 and was very happy to see many activities on our blog. The Ranger Sponsor campaign has been introduced and your response has been tremendous. Today many rangers visited me while I was working in the office, just to find their pictures on my computer, with the word ’sponsored’ written in red across the bottom of the photographs.

They were so happy to hear that people from around the world do care about us and the conservation work we are engaged in, within the Mara Triangle. Truly speaking, our men are willing and ready to ensure that Mara Triangle does not fall into the hands of poachers. They vowed not to relax their efforts even if salaries are not paid, in order to secure the Triangle from poachers. They believe that the Mara Triangle and its beautiful wildlife is their inheritance which they must pass on to their children.

On behalf of all my comrades, I greatly wish to thank William Deed for working tirelessly in my absence and bringing this campaign into action. Also we thank every individual or organisation for sponsoring our Rangers. Your support will absolutely see us through this critical moment.

Tomorrow will be a busy day for me at Kawai village, as we are meeting the community elders over the cattle compensation issue. The situation is tense and we have been hearing of more threats from them to take the matter into their own hands. Our intention is to make sure the community understands the real situation as far as this issue is concerned. It is so important for them to know the efforts we are making to get funding from donors, and our concern for the loss of their livestocks to our lions.

We thank everyone who have donated towards this cause. We are appealing for more donations to avert this already boiling situation.