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Punitive laws against poaching pay off

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has praised efforts by the Kenyan government – and other African states – for increased interest in curtailing illegal trade on wildlife and wildlife products.

Early this year, President Uhuru Kenyatta set ablaze 15 tonnes of elephants tasks early as the World Wildlife Day was marked globally on March 3.

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