Tortoise park struggles to stay afloat as pandemic bites

Jacob Toroitich, the owner of Equator tortoise park in Mogotio, Baringo County. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

A stroll into the tortoise park and rescue centre in Mogotio is nothing short of breathtaking. But behind the scenes is a struggle to keep the 75 tortoises alive so as to continue raising awareness, inspire researches all across the region as well as attract tourists.

Before the pandemic struck, Jacob Toroitich, owner of Equator Tortoise Park would make Sh100,000 on a good day. His target groups were school children and other people visiting the tourist destinations in the North Rift.