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Lekurruki Conservancy

Lekurruki Conservancy was set up by the local community in 1999 and registered under the Land (Group Representatives) Act. In 2021 it became community land under the Community Land Act of 2016.

It covers about 7,500 hectares in Sieku location, Mukogodo Division, Laikipia North, on the Laikipia Plateau. It’s an important link between the protected areas of Laikipia, Isiolo and Samburu, which makes it a vital route for wildlife moving through the region.

The conservancy belongs to the community, and its goal is simple: protect wildlife and natural resources in a way that improves life for the Yaaku and their neighbours. That means security for people and animals, local jobs, and income from tourism, including Tassia, that pays for conservation, schools and healthcare.

It hasn’t always been easy, but Lekurruki shows what a community can do when it decides to live alongside wildlife rather than against it.

Mission

To improve life for indigenous communities by protecting wildlife and managing natural resources sustainably.

Vision

A better quality of life for around 4,900 people, living alongside wildlife and growing in a sustainable way.

Values

  • Sustainable land practices
  • Preserving both culture and environment for future generations
  • Promoting both security for its people and wildlife

Your Visit Makes a Difference

Money from your stay goes straight back into this land: ranger patrols, grazing plans, school bursaries and clinics. When you choose Tassia, you’re backing a community-led project that mixes traditional knowledge with modern conservation, and you’re supporting the 820 families who call Lekurruki home.

Wildlife

Our community rangers patrol the conservancy and stand guard against poaching, so wildlife has a safe place to live, breed and move.
Lekurruki sits on an important wildlife corridor, sharing borders with the Ol Donyiro, Leparua and Il Ngwesi conservancies. Together we give space to elephants, giraffes, lions, Grevy’s and common zebras, elands, lesser and greater kudus, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, buffaloes and warthogs, plus more birds than most guests can count. Every night you spend at Tassia helps keep this land wild.

Community

Conservation only works here if it works for the people who live here. That’s the idea Lekurruki was built on.
Our families depend on their livestock, so grazing is carefully planned. In the dry season, herds graze around Melita, Nasikor, Lolbangi, Ltirim Lesakui, Porowet, Rere, Losos and Pejeto. When the rains come, they move to the Naimarlal settlement areas and the Nadung’oru plains next to Mukogodo Forest. Our Conservancy Grazing Committee manages these moves so the grass, the cattle and the wildlife all get what they need.

Land

We plan grazing around the wildlife corridors, so people, livestock and wild animals can share the same land.
It isn’t always easy. Livestock from neighbouring communities sometimes moves onto our grazing land, which puts pressure on the grass, the wildlife and our own families’ herds. We know we can’t fix this alone, so we work with our neighbours, our partners and visitors like you to keep Lekurruki healthy for the next generation.
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