Natural Justice submission on the Wildlife Conservation Management Amendment Bill

Natural Justice proposes three primary amendments to the Wildlife Conservation Management Amendment Bill: replacing the ambiguous term "adequate funds" for County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committees with a specific budget percentage, adding indigenous and local community representatives to the governing body of the Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund, and increasing the minimum benefit-sharing allocation for local communities to at least 15%.

• The term "adequate funds" regarding the provision of funds for County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committees is considered ambiguous and potentially open to the abuse of discretionary powers; Natural Justice suggests replacing it with a definite percentage of the budget to increase transparency and accountability.
• Natural Justice recommends amending section 23 (2) of the Principal Act to include a representative from indigenous and local communities in the governing body of the Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund to ensure those negatively affected by wildlife conservation activities are engaged in management.
• The submission recommends increasing the minimum percentage of benefits allocated to local communities to at least 15%, noting that current benefit-sharing laws in Kenya are fragmented and citing the Natural Resources and Benefit Sharing Bill, which suggests a minimum of approximately 13%.

APA

Farah, M. (n.d.). Natural Justice submission on the Wildlife Conservation Management Amendment Bill. Natural Justice. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NJ_Submissions-on-the-WCM-Amendment-Act_6.05.2020.pdf

Chicago

Farah, Maryama. Natural Justice submission on the Wildlife Conservation Management Amendment Bill. Natural Justice, n.d. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NJ_Submissions-on-the-WCM-Amendment-Act_6.05.2020.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{farahndnatural, author = {Farah, Maryama}, title = {{Natural Justice submission on the Wildlife Conservation Management Amendment Bill}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NJ_Submissions-on-the-WCM-Amendment-Act_6.05.2020.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }