The conservancy is a community based conservation initiative of the Maasai community of the Oloololo sub location Kimintet location, Kirindon Division of Trans Mara West District. It was formerly part of the larger Kimintet Group Ranch. The conservancy comprises of 33 individually owned and registered parcels of land covering an approximate total area of 33,000 acres with an envisaged plan to increase it to 100,000 acres in the near future.

The conservancy was conceived in 2006 as a result of continued pressure from agricultural activities and unplanned forests clearing from the north for crops production. Ecologically, the close canopy tropical forests of Nyekweri cover a part of Oloisukut. Nyekweri, is presently experiencing a lot of pressure from human activities that include settlement and agricultural conversion. This way, Oloisukut has been a buffer to these activities, but it is feared that if measures are not taken proactively both the buffer and the forest will be ultimately depleted.  

Geographically, Oloisukut borders the Mara Triangle to the south, Mara North conservancy to the east and the crop producing Trans Mara East District to the north. Farmers who bear the wildlife maintenance in form of human- wildlife conflicts due to the encounters with the free ranging elephants mainly inhabit Trans Mara. Oloisukut is providing a safe haven for these elephants and helping to secure their traditional corridors. The Mara North conservancy is to the east, it forms part of the greater and critical Koyiaki Group Ranches which secure a lifeline corridor of the world famous wildebeest’s migration. 

The foundations of the conservancy are traced to a community self-help initiative started at Oloololo sub-location with the objective of improving livelihoods and diversifying the sources of income for community, who mainly depend on livestock. Tourism operations became therefore attractive owing to the location that is very near the Maasai Mara National reserve. With human wildlife conflict, investing in tourism was found more preferred to crop cultivation. An additional influence to this preference that the neighboring Koyiaki conservation trust, that was already earning substantial amount of revenue from conservation and tourism. 

Oloisukut was registered with the Department of Social Services in 2006. As time went by, the members envisaged engaging in a wider range of activities that required a more legally sound organization; and this led to the registration of the Oloisukut Conservation Limited.

In meeting these objectives the strategic thrust has been on building a strong members’ commitment, participation, ownership and desire to achieve the set objectives; developing and implementing a hybrid management system approach encompassing both scientific and indigenous knowledge that is friendly to community based conservation while taking into account the co-management aspect of conservation areas; developing a unique and diverse community based tourism products and appropriate mechanisms to share and disseminate information to all the segments of members and stakeholders; while building a reliable and strong linkages and strategic partnerships, ensure a dynamic and functional administrative structure committed to the realization of the project’s objectives.

All at all times, the conservancy strives to cherish community rights of free, prior and informed consent and access to equal benefit sharing as enshrined in Article 8(j) of the CBD; appreciate the community role of being the custodians of the natural environment and its bio-diverse values and ethno-indigenous knowledge; practices an equitable and fair trade approach in both the commercial development of the resources and distribution of benefits therefrom; enhances intellectual property rights and the local knowledge of the biodiversity and the genetic resources; and lastly upholds the community’s right to the sustainable use of the resources. 

Oloisukut Conservation Limited is the operational arm of the conservancy. It manages the day to day activities of the conservancy. The company was registered in April 2010 and became operational in July 2015. Its financial year runs from July to June.

The shareholding comprises the land owners. The shareholders are entitled to an annual general meeting and any other special meeting as requested by the chair. During the AGM the land owners are informed of the performance of the company during a particular financial year and are required to pass certain resolution through a vote.

 On day to day basis the members are represented by a board of management who meet from time to time. The board of management supervises the management team who are led by the CEO. The board comprises 17 members who are land owners. 

Our goal is to bridge the gap between conservation and members’ economic development through provision of competitive package that will differentiate Oloisukut as the destination of choice both to international and domestic tourists. 

To attain the above goal, the conservancy will focus on; 

1. Addressing the perennial human-wildlife conflict where the community will view the wildlife as an asset rather than a liability in a bid to promote a peaceful Wildlife and human co-existence. 

2. Enhancing rural economy by availing income generating and entrepreneurial opportunities including but not limited to beaded handcrafts, cultural art, volunteerism, cultural education, employment, hospitality services among others. 

3. Building the capacity and empower the members and the general local community to actively participate and access to benefit-sharing accruing from the lucrative tourism industry.

4. Providing safety nets opportunities to cushion the community against adverse effects of climate change by offering alternatives to compliment the traditional pastoralism.

5. Providing the necessary infrastructure and social amenities including but not limited to clean drinking water, feeder roads, health and educational facilities.