There has been a recorded surge in wildlife & environmental crime in several African countries that threatens the survival of key wildlife species. This has been exacerbated by the fact that poor case management and corruption hinders the successful prosecution of wildlife & environmental-related crime.

For the case of Kenya, The Kenya Judiciary Training Institute (JTI), in collaboration with the Office of the Public Prosecution (DPP) and Africa Network for Animal Welfare established a National Judicial Dialogue platform to identify key gaps, exchange experiences, share lessons and implement resolutions through cooperation and collaboration among relevant state law enforcement agencies.

The inter-agencies comprise of the following; The Judiciary; Office of the Directorate for Public Prosecution (DPP); Asset Recovery Centre (ARC); Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS); The Attorney General (AG); Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) & Customs; Immigration Department; National Police Service (NPS); Kenya Airports Authority (KAA); National Intelligence Service (NIS); Kenya Ports Authority (KPA); Kenya Forest Service (KFS); National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA); Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC); Financial Reporting Centre (FRC); and Kenya Maritime Authority.
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So far a total of seven National Judicial Dialogues and four Trial Advocacy Training sessions between December 2013 and June 2018 have been organized. Some of the key outcomes of the dialogues and training include drafting the amendments to the Wildlife Act, 2013, passing of stiffer wildlife-crimes related penalties, establishing an inter- agency collaboration framework to share and access intelligence information.