GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 75

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 44(3) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013, the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife gazettes the Plan in the Schedule hereto. SCHEDULE The Amboseli National Park Management Plan (hereinafter referred to as “the Plan”) defines the principles and strategies that stakeholders of the Amboseli National Park have designed to address conservation, tourism development and management, community partnership, wildlife security, and operational issues in Amboseli National Park and its adjacent areas. The Plan addresses threats to Amboseli National Park’s conservation values through the following management intervention measures— (a) implementing the Zoning scheme outlined in the Plan; and (b) implementing management actions under the five management programmes. The Plan’s zoning scheme and management programmes are outlined in the following sections: 1. Zoning Scheme The three identified zones for Amboseli National Park are: High Use Zone, Low Use Zone and Habitat Restoration Zone. The High Use Zone contains the prime wildlife habitat in the park making it the wildlife viewing focal area. The low use zone lies in the western, the northern, and eastern parts of the park. It is characterized by a very low density of viewing roads and is devoid of tourist accommodation facilities. The habitat restoration zone comprises the habitat enclosures that have or will be established in the park. 2. Management Programmes The Plan has five management programmes (Ecological Management Programme, Tourism Development and Management Programme, Community Partnership and Conservation Education Programme, Security Management Programme, and Park Operations Management Programme). 2.1 Ecological Management Programme The purpose of the ecological management programme is to ensure that the ecological components and processes that shape Amboseli National Park are understood, restored and sustainably conserved, and threats to the park’s key ecological features are minimized. The programme aims to achieve this purpose through implementation of a set of objectives that focus on: maintaining critical wildlife habitats within the park and its ecosystem; enhancing wildlife species conservation and management; and generating and disseminating scientific information to support park management. 2.2 Tourism Development and Management Programme The purpose of the Tourism development and Management Programme is to develop high quality and sustainable tourism that offers memorable visitor experiences and benefits the local community. To achieve this purpose three management objectives have been designed focusing on: developing and managing tourism- support infrastructure in a sustainable way; diversifying tourism and enhancing visitor experience to boost visitor satisfaction; enhancing visitor appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of the park’s resources. 2.3 Community Partnership and Conservation Education Programme The purpose of the Community partnership and Conservation Education Management Pro-gramme is to enhance community participation in wildlife conservation for socio-economic empowerment. This will be achieved through implementation of management objectives that focus on: enhancing community benefits from existence of the park and its wildlife; enhancing human-wildlife co-existence in wildlife dispersal areas; and enhancing awareness about the park and its ecosystem at the local and national level. 2.4 Security Management Programme The purpose of the Security Management Programme is to enhance security of wildlife, their habitats, visitors and KWS assets in close collaboration with stakeholders. To achieve this purpose, three objectives have been designed focusing on: enhancing security operations for the protection of Amboseli Ecosystem’s wildlife resources; improving effectiveness of resource protection; and enhancing security of visitors, staff, and KWS assets. 2.5 Park Operations Management Programme The purpose of the Park Operations Management programme is to ensure that the park’s wildlife conservation and management activities are efficiently and effectively executed in collaboration with other stakeholders. This purpose will be achieved through management objectives relating to enhancing stakeholder collaborations, improving staff welfare and enhancing management infrastructure. The Plan including the background information on the plan and facts upon which the Plan is based is deposited at the office of the Director-General, Kenya Wildlife Service along Langata Road whose address is provided below: The Director-General, Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 40241–00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254) 020 6000800/6002345, E-mail: kws@kws.go.ke Dated 23rd December, 2020 NAJIB BALALA, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife.