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Through the use of world-class life sciences tools, capabilities and processes, Kenya will leapfrog older crime fighting techniques to enhance the capabilities to protect our biodiversity.

Using scientific procedures to examine, identify, and compare evidence from crime scenes, and to link the evidence with a suspect and a victim, which is specifically an animal or plant, it’s a sure way to enact progressive and stringent policies that would deter criminals as well as adopt modern technology that would assist the criminal justice system to effectively convict and grant appropriate sentences as prescribed in law to wildlife crime perpetrators.

Poaching is one of the most serious crimes investigated by wildlife forensics. The modern DNA-based molecular methods will aid in the fight against the poaching of endangered and protected species, and in the prevention of cruelty to animals. The laboratory will enable our continent to fight against poaching and offer services for all African countries especially those in the East and Central regions that are battling this new, dangerous and bloody trade.

Let’s all bridge the gap between conservation genetics and law enforcement.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Yaya Toure named UNEP's Good Will Ambassador

Two time African Footballer of the year Yaya Toure will be donning a new feather in his hat. The Manchester City midfielder has been unveiled as the United Nations Environmental Programme's Good Will Ambassador at the headquarters in Nairobi.

Toure has been in the limelight recently after he raised imminent call for African players to boycott the 2014 World Cup because of racism. He was in Kenya for a day.

 The alliance has been formed to combat the poaching of wildlife, especially elephants, which are becoming an endangered species in Africa.
Toure is the African footballer of the year for two consecutive years in 2011 and 2012.
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