Once homeless and living on the streets, Rodgers Oloo Magutha now shares his modest home with rescued birds in Kenya. Growing up near Lake Nakuru, surrounded by rich birdlife, he found his childhood curiosity growing into a lifelong calling. Over the years, he has rescued and cared for more than twenty bird species, including kites, owls, storks, crows and pigeons. Many arrive injured, starving or trapped, and he nurses them back to health before releasing them into the wild. His work fills a critical gap in a country with few wildlife rehabilitation centres. The challenges are constant: limited space, lack of veterinary training, scarce food and public misunderstanding, with some even accusing him of witchcraft because of his close bond with the birds. Yet Rodgers continues, motivated by compassion and wonder. His dream is to establish a legal, well-equipped bird rescue shelter, so that more vulnerable creatures can be healed and returned to freedom.
Kenya: even when he had no home, he was rescuing wild birds
Written by David Fletcher 29 Jan 2026
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- Pray: that Kenyan agencies will follow Rodgers’ example and provide more facilities to rescue and care for vulnerable creatures. (Proverbs 12:10)
- More: www.africanews.com/2026/01/16/kenya-the-man-rescuing-wild-birds-even-without-a-roof-over-his-head/
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