We are pleased to announce two new members of our core team; Yesalai Lemachokoti and Laikos Letupukwa.
Yesalai is a young Samburu warrior who comes from the Sasaab area in Westgate Conservancy. Yesalai is now our new Assistant Community Officer who will be assisting Ngila with recording all conflict incidences and working with the communities. With the increase in conflict in November 2011 during the rains, Ngila needed the additional support, to ensure that all incidences were being recorded. Following an initial training with Ngila, Yesalai is now working in the Sasaab area and based out of the Ewaso Lions Camp. Yesalai is also one of our warriors in the Warrior Watch programme and we are excited to be able to provide him with this new position.
Yesalai, Assistant Community Officer
Laikos Letupukwa comes from the Wamba area near Westgate and is our new camp cook. Laikos trained at a hotel on the Kenyan coast and came armed with lots of cooking skills. We are pleased to have him in camp as he feeds a growing number of Ewaso Lions team members and maintains camp.
Letupukwa, Camp Cook
We are grateful to the National Geographic Big Cats Initiative for funding Letupukwa’s position in 2012, and are currently seeking long-term secure funding for Yesalai’s position. If you would like to make a donation towards this, please help. Thank you!