Dr. David Ndeereh I was born in 1968 in Kikuyu, Central Province, the seventh in a family of nine. My  family had a small parcel of land typical to most families in the densely populated Central Province, and we therefore relocated and bought a bigger property in Nakuru, Rift Valley Province in 1972. I obtained my primary school education at Tarakuet Primary School in Njoro between 1975 and 1983, and my O-levels in Naivasha Mixed Secondary School in1984-1987. I then proceeded to Njoro High School forA-levels in 1988- 1989. The following year, I joined the University of Nairobi's College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences at Kabete for a degree in veterinary medicine which I completed in 1995. A German organisation (DAAD) granted me a scholarship the following year to pursue a Master of Science degree in veterinary medicine, specialising in veterinary surgery. I thereafter worked briefly at the University's veterinary clinic at Kabete before I joined the Capture and Veterinary Unit at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in 2000. In 2003, KWS nominated me for secondment to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust who had obtained a grant from Vier Pfoten to establish a permanent veterinary presence to cover the Tsavo National Parks, and to assist with all veterinary emergencies in the Tsavo ecosystem, Amboseli, Chyulus and the Shimba Hills. Previously, cases of animal injury and sickness from all countrywide locations were attended to from the KWS headquarters in Nairobi, which normally caused delays before getting to the ground. We are now able to respond rapidly and effectively to all cases and we have been able to save numerous animals lives as a result. I enjoy practising wildlife medicine because of its many challenges. Each case has its unique challenges and its own learning experiences. I am a member of the following professional bodies: the Kenya Veterinary Board, the Kenya Veterinary Association and the World Disease Association (Africa and Middle East Region). I am married with one child. My hobbies are reading fiction and non-fiction materials, travelling and music (country, R & B)

Dr. Dominic Otieno Mijele I was born in 1979 in the Homa Bay District in Nyanza Province, near Lake Victoria. I went to Wachara Primary School and then onto Mbuta High School. Later I studied a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nairobi. Having completed my studies I worked as a poultry farm supervisor, at Sigma supplies, Ltd. Kitengela just outside of Nairobi. My responsibilities there was monitoring health conditions and productivity of more than 100,000 birds that included breeders, broilers and layers. Instituting vaccination programs at various stages required. Supervising all other poultry housekeepers while developing proper guidelines and protocols for their use, technical advisor to the farm management on issues of poultry feeding and treatments including ways and means of improving poultry production. In 2004 I realised a dream and began working with the Capture and Veterinary Unit at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Since then I have been working as a field veterinary officer charged with the management of sick and wild animals in all parts of the country gaining invaluable experience. I have had to respond too to wild animal desease outbreaks, wildlife desease surveillance, wild animal translocation and wildlife reasearch activities. I have also been involved in the handling and care of orphaned wild animals. In 2007 KWS nominated me for secondment to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust who had obtained a grant from the Minara Trust to stablish a permanent veterinary presence in the Central rift. The area of operation for this second mobile veterinary unit covers the Maasai Mara, Lake Naivasha area, lake Nakuru National Park and Ruma National Park. Previously, cases of animal injury and sickness were attended to from the KWS headquarters in Nairobi, which inhibated rapid response. Having a fully equiped veterinary unit specifically dedicated to this area now makes an enormous difference. I have always had a life long ambition to work with wild animals and now thankfully find myself in a unique postion today. My hobbies are surfing the Internet, watching football, reading News papers, listening to music and playing volley ball.