Proceedings at the 9th National Judicial Dialogue (8-12 December 2019) convened by the Judiciary Training Institute in collaboration with Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) for 16 law enforcement agencies in Kenya addressing Wildlife and Environmental crimes.

The Lead agencies include; the Judiciary, Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service and the Office of the Attorney General.

In attendance are Judicial Representatives from Namibia and Mozambique. ANAW is partnering with Wildlife Direct, UNODC and TRAFFIC.

The greatest impact in this program (among others) is that Wildlife and Environmental Crimes have been elevated to economic crimes and the conviction rate of culprits involved has risen from 4% in 2013 to 90.5% in 2019 and amendment of the 2013 Wildlife Conservation and Management Act to strengthen it.