Uganda and Kenya have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint conservation and sustainable management of the Mount Elgon ecosystem, formalising over a decade of collaboration between the two countries.
The MoU was signed on March 29 at the Suam border in Kenya’s Trans-Nzoia County. Doreen Katusiime, Permanent Secretary in Uganda’s Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, and Silvia Museiya, Principal Secretary in Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, represented their respective governments.
The agreement sets out a framework for joint planning, resource mobilisation and institutional coordination to manage Mount Elgon as a transboundary biosphere reserve. It also outlines joint strategies to…
