Why Kenya took war on ivory, tortoises and giraffes to global wildlife trade treaty

A girrafe crosses the road as motorists give way and local residents go about their daily duties in Lewa Downs Wildlife coonservancy, Meru county. [Elvis Ogina/Standard]

Kenya is set to revive the debate on the ban of ivory, introduce the 'tall disturbing tale' of giraffes and call for protection of sharks, rays and tortoises in the ongoing global wildlife trade treaty meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.

In its proposal, Kenya will again, revive the debate on ivory, a topic that has since dominated Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora(Cites) for the last 30 years.