Residents in Kitui county have called for efficient and effective wildlife management and conservation laws aimed at minimizing wildlife human conflicts in the county as well as across the country.
The residents while participating in the wildlife law review public forum, lamented over weak laws on the management and conservation of wildlife thus resulting to recurrent conflicts between wildlife and residents especially communities residing near wildlife conservation areas.
Speaking during the public participation forum held on Wednesday at Multi-Purpose Centre and organized jointly by the state department of wildlife and local office of the County Commissioner, the residents highlighted numerous issues on wildlife-human conflicts including review of the existing laws on compensation benefits and timeframe. "High numbers of Wildlife human conflicts victims are never compensated and even the compensation awarded is little to make an impact on the victims", Mrs.
Jane Kamane Mutua, told the visiting wildlife law review committee.
