The Latest Breaking News from Mount Kenya

Kenya moved 22 colobus monkey groups to Karura Forest; 109 births followed

Between 2014 and 2016, conservationists moved 22 groups of Mount Kenya guerezas, a rare subspecies of colobus monkey, from a badly degraded riverine habitat to Karura Forest near Nairobi, Kenya. A new study titled ‘ Demography of reintroduced Mount Kenya guereza (Colobus guereza kikuyuensis) at Karura Forest, Kenya ’ in…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Mukima Manor, Kenya, hotel review

HOTELS: Seeking a place to stay surrounded by Kenya’s rural landscape, Kate Wickers found that Mukima Manor is one of the best places to stay with spectacular views of Mount Kenya

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Rhino: documentary unravels the challenges rangers face, but that’s not the whole story

On the western flanks of Mount Kenya lies the Laikipia plateau, an achingly beautiful landscape that is both a refuge for wildlife and a home to traditional Masai communities. Black rhinos, which were once nearly extinct, are now thriving on some of these conservation properties, thanks to the intense efforts…

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025

London climber and her guide die after 'slipping on ice' on Mount Kenya

Shilpa Shah, 58, was climbing with seven other women when she plunged to her death

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

Drought and conflict are hurting Kenyan forests. Can the army fix things?

Five seasons of drought and clashes caused by herder migration have shrunk Kenya’s forests on a large scale.

Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2023