Growing up, Kevin loved visiting the Nairobi National Park. He was fascinated with the work of the rangers and how they closely interacted with the wildlife. His interest in wildlife and conservation led him to pursue a degree in Wildlife Management at Egerton University. Kevin’s short-term engagement at the Nairobi National Park during his undergraduate field attachment inspired his desire to engage more young people in the global conservation conversation. He co-founded the Kenyan Youth Biodiversity Network (KYBN) to do just that. KYBN has grown into a robust youth-led organization that amplifies the voice of youth and advocates for policy change in the conservation space. Kevin is now a Masters Fellow in Coastal Science & Policy at the University of California Santa Cruz. He plans to return to Kenya in Summer 2022, to continue leading KYBN to find ways to mainstream conservation issues into other sectors and spearhead a capstone project through which he hopes to address the harmful impact of marine debris on key nesting sites of endangered species of sea turtles in Kenya.
