On 5th August 2025, Chief of the Defence Forces who is also Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the Presidential Taskforce of Kenya Home of Human Origins Project, General Charles Kahariri, chaired the 8th Steering Committee of the Taskforce at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi.
The meeting reviewed the progress status of the taskforce and approved implementation strategies recommended by the Technical Committee.
The Kenya Home of Human Origins Project in Lake Turkana Basin is a visionary Government initiative designed to position Kenya as the Home of Human Origins globally as well as the socio-economic transformation of the basin by unlocking its immense tourism and investment potential. The presidential taskforce was established through Kenya Gazette Notice No. 3036 of 15th March 2024.
In attendance were Principal Secretaries Dr. Patrick Mariru (Defence) and Mr. Aden Abdi Millah (Shipping and Maritime Affairs), Prof. Mary Gikungu, Director-General of the National Museums of Kenya, Commander Kenya Air Force, who is also Chairperson of the Taskforce Technical Committee, Maj. Gen. Bernard Waliaula, and representatives from Ministry of Defence and the State Departments for Tourism, Wildlife and Culture.
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