July, 10, 2026. TTWCA hosted senior leadership from The Nature Conservancy in Africa for a three-day engagement across the Tsavo Landscape. The delegation comprised the Regional Managing Director for Africa, Mr. Ademola Ajagbe, Kenya Country Director Dr. Ruth Masha, Africa Climate Adaptation Specialist Jared Gambo, and Claire Ogali, Kenya Conservation Director.
The visit centred on TTWCA’s community conservation model and the work being done across member conservancies to protect and secure critical wildlife corridors between Tsavo East and Tsavo West. At Mgeno, Choke, and LUMO Conservancies, discussions focused on governance structures, ecological monitoring, security operations, and the revenue-generation strategies that conservancies and ranches are pursuing to build long-term sustainability.
A key highlight was a joint session with the County Government of Taita Taveta, led by H.E. Governor Dr. Andrew Mwadime, together with CECM for Environment and Climate Change, Grantone Mwandawiro, and Johnson Kilangi, Director of the Taita Taveta Investment & Development Corporation.
The clearest takeaway from the three-day visit was that water security is foundational to conservation success. Governor Mwadime noted that water scarcity is linked to approximately 70% of human–wildlife conflict across the landscape, underscoring that lasting conservation outcomes depend on addressing this underlying challenge.
As Ademola Ajagbe put it, TNC’s work is guided by one central question: How do we create meaningful connections between people and nature? Dr. Ruth Masha reiterated this perspective, emphasizing that community and water consistently emerge as the two priorities that everyone across the landscape agrees must be addressed together.
TTWCA is grateful to TNC and the County Government of Taita Taveta for their continued partnership in advancing solutions that connect community benefit, water security, and long-term conservation impact across the Tsavo Landscape.
We look forward to the gradual implementation of the agreed actions as a result of this engagement for a unified, healthy, connected Tsavo landscape that supports communities.