Kiborgoch was established after community elders set aside the land as a dry season grazing area.For generations, the Endorois pastoralist community in Baringo has depended on land for pasture, water, and livestock. But as pressure on these resources grows, wildlife and livestock are increasingly competing for the same space.On 2,000 acres of community land, the Endorois community living around Kiborgoch Community Wildlife and Wetland Conservancy is pursuing a different approach. Here, cattle, sheep and goats graze alongside zebras and ostriches, as well as antelopes like gazelles, kudu and waterbucks.This is a community conservancy model where the local community owns the land and collectively decides how to manage it for their livelihoods, wildlife, and the wider environment.Kiborgoch was established after community elders set aside the land as a dry season grazing area, recognising its importance during periods when pasture and water became scarce in the surrounding hills.Joel Kiprop, the Manager of Kiborgoch Conservancy, says the decision was rooted in the community's need to protect a reliable grazing area.“Kiborgoch means an open savanna where people can see far across the grass and shrubs. The name is also associated with a medicinal tree that was once found in that area,” Kiprop says.“The community elders set the land aside so that during the rainy season, the livestock...
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