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Rwanda, Kenya win at ‘Green Oscars’

Munir Virani receives Whitley Award 2018 from Princess Anne. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  KARI MUTU

Two East African conservationists, Munir Virani of Kenya and Olivier Nsengimana of Rwanda, are the recipients of the prestigious Whitley Award 2018.

The prize was presented by Britain’s Princess Ann at the Royal Geographic Society in London in April.

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