By JAMES KARIUKIMore by this AuthorRanchers are proposing severe measures to deter invaders from over-running their properties. The 155 conservancies which cover 6.3 million hectares seek protected area status that makes it illegal for anyone to enter for whatever reason. Anyone found guilty is to be liable to a five-year jail term, a fine of Sh5 million, or both. While bushment hunters face a fine of Sh30,000 or one-year jail term, conservancy owners want the fines enhanced to Sh10 million, with jail sentences of not less than seven years. The new recommendations also seek to discourage making of ornaments, saying any carver found liable should pay Sh1 million fine or serve a jail term of not less than two years.

Source: Daily Nation April 15, 2017 15:00 UTC