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Writer: Joseph Wangui
Publication: The Daily Nation
Date: June 24, 2018
Tourism CS Najib Balala has revoked the appointment of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) board boss, John Waithaka, as the chair of a taskforce evaluating the possibility of allowing Kenyans to consume game meat.
Mr. Waithaka was replaced with Mr. Ben Ouma Okita, the Deputy Chair of the African Rhino Specialist Group and a board member of the Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK).
He is also the head of monitoring at Save The Elephants (STE). He will oversee finalizing of the report and review of policy and legislative framework relating to consumptive wildlife utilization.
The team is assessing the potential and economic benefits of consumptive wildlife utilization programs in contributing to improved food security, job creation and livelihood support.