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| Illegal tusks that are to be burnt |
By Patricia Kebirungi
As the country gears up for the historic torching of the largest
ever consignment of contraband ivory on April 30th, containers loaded with
ivory from several parts of the country started arriving at the Kenya Wildlife
Service (KWS) headquarters on Friday.
The containers
from Voi, Mombasa, Nanyuki and other parts of the country will be received by
KWS Director General Kitili Mbathi for clearance, before being transported
under heavy security to Nairobi National Park.
The ivory will
make up a significant proportion of an estimated 106 tonnes of elephant tusks
to be set ablaze, in an event to be attended by several Heads of State,
renowned conservationists, celebrities and other guests in protest of the
continued slaughter of the country’s most iconic species.
President Kenyatta will lead global actors in setting ablaze 120
tonnes of ivory and 1.5 tonnes of rhino horns to step up the fight against
poaching.
In a statement
from State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu in March, Kenyatta said the
summit will be the biggest of its kind in Africa’s history and a sign of
sufficient political goodwill to collectively conserve wildlife.
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