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October 2009 - Lukenya Quattro Charge
Site Dry - Entries Full
A record entry-48 4×4s- are signed up
to battle it out at the exciting new Lukenya
venue for the 2009 Rob’s Magic Quattro
Charge.
Rhino Charger’s have responded with
great enthusiasm with 23 entries.
Rob Collinge, organizer says Charge cars
will be sharing the prize money to go to
their pledges for the 2010 Charge.
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September 2009 - 2009 Rhino Charge
Raffle Grand Prize from Kenya Airways
Mr. Mohan Chondra, Commercial Director,
Kenya Airways (right) presents a passenger
ticket to Gai Cullen, driver of Car 58
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September 2009 - 2009 Rhino Charge
The 2009 UK Rhino Charge raises £9,035.755.
Team Dirty Berty emerges overall winner.
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September 2009 - Kwaheri Mike
Rhino Ark Trustee and pioneer Rhino Charger
Mike Higgins, dedicated conservationist
and the person who developed and produced
the plastic posts for the Rhino Ark Aberdare
fence, passed away yesterday evening.
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August 2009 - Final Post of Rhino Ark
Aberdare Fence placed at Geta, Kipipiri
Final Post of Rhino Ark Aberdare
Fence placed at Geta, Kipipiri by Minister
for Forestry and Wildlife.
Almost 400 kms in length, the Rhino Ark
Aberdare Fence - one of Kenya’s most
ambitious, entirely home grown, conservation
initiatives was formally completed today.
Hon Noah Wekesa, Minister of Forestry and
Wildlife placed the final post into the
ground at a ceremony attended by hundreds
of forest edge farmers and well attended
by Government officials and Rhino Ark donors.
His act completed the construction of the
Rhino Ark Aberdare Fence started 21 years
ago.
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July 2009 - Rhino Ark benefits from
High Speed 1 Health & Safety Initiative
Rhino Ark recently received a £3,500
donation thanks to safe working practices
demonstrated by staff at High Speed 1 Ltd
in London. Construction and maintenance
workers on the Brill Place site near St
Pancras International - formerly the site
of the High Speed 1 project offices - recently
achieved the milestone of 400,000 hours
worked without a serious accident.
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July 2009 - Be sure to read today's
Daily nation
From madness to gladness… Impossible
project benefits millions of Kenyans…
In today’s Daily Nation – Horizon
Section
(Thursday July 16, 2009)
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June 2009 - Kipipiri corridor alignment
resolved
Rhino Ark can now confirm that following
protracted discussions between Kenya Forest
Service, Kenya Wildlife Service and Rhino
Ark, the alignment for the wildlife corridor
within the gazetted forest area linking
the main Aberdare range with Mount Kipipiri
has now been agreed.
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June 2009 - Rhino Charge UK 2009 on
Sunday September 20
The date for this year's UK Rhino Charge
is Sunday September 20th.
John Bowden the event's organiser and a
UK trustee of Rhino Ark UK said: '’Once
again it is to be in the beautiful 1500
acre Pippingford Park , East Sussex, near
Wych Cross.
Rhino
Ark/Unga Donates to Mogoswok
Colin Church (right), Chairman, Rhino Ark
Management Committee and Unga Group’s
Director and Rhino Charge Driver, Alan McKittrick
(2nd Right) donate Jogoo Unga maize meal
and Famila baby weaning porridge flour worth
Kshs 216,000/- to residents of Kibingor/Mogoswok.
This donation comes in after the area residents
were badly affected by drought which has
engulfed the region. On hand to receive
the donation from left to right are Samuel
Chebon, Councilor Kimondis, Phillip Chebii,
former Councillor Kimondis, John Endao,
Area Teacher, Amos Odera, Member, Youth
Forum, Elijah Letangule, Forum Manager and
Juma Chesaro, Area Chief.
Unga Group provided transportation of the
maize meal.
The 2009 Rhino Charge arrangements in Mogoswok
area was co-ordinated by the North Rift
Inter Council Forum under the Forum's Mr
William Kimosop. This year’s world
unique world renowned Rhino Charge event
was held in Mogoswok, Baringo District.
