Hope for victims as wildlife conflict compensation campaign begins

Permanent Secretary at the State Department of Wildlife, Silvia Museiya, in a Maasai traditional regalia, and Kajiado East MP Kakuta Maimai hands over a cheque to Beatrice Tiyialo, during an event to compensate victims of human-wildlife conflict at Isara in Kajiado county on Monday. [PETERSON GITHAIGA, STANDARD]

The State Department of Tourism and Wildlife has launched a campaign to transform management of human-wildlife conflict in seven counties.

The campaign is meant to enhance compensation transparency, empowering communities with sustainable livelihoods, and also strengthen policy and legal frameworks within the counties.