Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is a state corporation under the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife established by an act of Parliament; Wildlife Conservation and Management Act CAP 376, of 1989, now repealed and replaced by the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. At independence, the Government of Kenya committed itself to conserving wildlife for posterity with all the means at its disposal, including the places animals lived, forests and water catchment areas.
Kenya Wildlife Service is responsible for conserving and managing national parks, wildlife conservation areas, and sanctuaries under its jurisdiction.
In order to join the KWS, you need to join a training institute first, also referred to as Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute. The facility located in Naivasha, is a middle-level college registered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as a TVET institution. It offers specialized certificate and diploma courses in natural resource management, ecology and tourism in an effort to enhance conservation, management and sustainability of wildlife bio-diversity in Kenya and globally.
KWS also has a Law Enforcement Academy is situated in Manyani Area, which caters for all law enforcers' paramilitary training. Manyani area was established in 1990.
The average salaries for KWS is averagely 37,216 Kenyan Shilling. This data is collated by 9 employees from Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The roles include Soldier, Assistant Researcher, Laboratory Technologist, Systems Analyst, Statistical Assistant, Customer Care Assistant etc. The gender distribution at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) based on salary submitted is male(66%), female(33%), unspecified(0%).
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