GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 7882

PURSUANT to section 83 (3) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013, it is notified for public information that following the audit of Government trophies in the year 2017, the inventory of trophies in the possession of the Government as at the 31st December, 2017 is as follows— Types of Trophy Quantity in Pieces Quantity in Kgs. Elephant Ivory 9,930 55,8833 Rhinoceros Ivory 91 419.29 The complete audit report together with a detailed inventory are available at the Office of the Director-General, Kenya Wildlife Service Headquarters. Dated the 4th Febraury, 2019. NAJIB BALALA, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife. GAZETTE NOTICE N0.7883 THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (No.47 of 2013) WATAMU MARINE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2016- 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 Watamu Marine Protected Area Management Plan (hereinafter referred to as "the Plan") defines the strategies that stakeholders of Watamu Marine Protected Area have designed to address ecological, tourism development and management, community partnership, and administrative issues in Watamu Marine Protected Area. The marine protected area includes; Watamu Marine National Park. Watamu Marine National Reserve and half of Malindi Marine National Reserve that buffers the Marine Park. The Plan emphasises that all activities within Watamu Marine Protected Area (WMPA) shall be implemented in accordance with the Plan and the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. The Plan is a dynamic document that shall be subject to periodic reviews, depending on emerging issues and new knowledge. The success of this plan hinges on stakeholders' commitment to follow through with implementation of activities outlined in this plan. Therefore, to facilitate plan implementation, a Watamu Marine Protected Area Management Committee (hereinafter "the Committee") 23rd August, 2019 THE KENYA GAZETTE 3555 shall be formed to coordinate and oversee the implementation of the Plan. The Committee shall be an advisory body comprising representatives from— (a) representative from Kenya Wildlife Service; (b) representative Watamu Marine Association; (c) representative Watamu Boat Operators Association; (d) representative Watarmi Beach Management Unit; (e) representative Uyumbo Beach Management Unit; (f) representative County Government of Kilifi, and (g) other government and nongovernmental agencies co-opted by these organizations. The Committee shall meet regularly to review progress in plan implementation and make adjustments needed to enhance achievement of Watamu Marine Protected Area's management objectives. Progress in plan implementation will be communicated with other relevant stakeholders with enough frequency to ensure that the plan remains .a living document. The Committee shall perform the following functions — (a) Co-ordinate the implementation of the Plan; (b) Kibilize resources for Plan implementation; (c) Monitor and evaluate the progress of activities; (d) Identify constraints in plan implementation; (e) Produce annual progress reports on plan implementation; and (f) Recommend review of the management plan. The Plan addresses threats to Watamu Marine Protected Area's conservation values through the fo/lowing major policy and management intervention measures — (a) initiating co-management arrangement for Watamu Marine National Reserve and the section of Malindi Marine National Reserve that buffers Watamu Marine National Park; (b) implementing the Zoning scheme outlined in the Plan; and (c) implementing management actions under the plan's four management programmes. The Plan's zoning scheme, and management programmes are outlined in the following sections: 1. Zoning Scheme Watamu Marine Protected Area's zonation scheme seeks to support both consumptive and non consumptive use of the marine resources in the protected area. As regards consumptive resource use, the protected area is divided into three resource use zones (Closed Zone, No Take Zone, and Artisanal Fishing Zone). An additional Influence Zone is added to include non protected areas that interact closely .with the Watamu Marine Protected Area. In regard to non consumptive use, protected area is divided into three visitor use zones (High Use Zone, Medium Use Zone, and Low Use Zone). 2. Management Programmes The Plan has four management programmes (Ecological Management Programme, Tourism Development and Management Programme, Community Partnership and Conservation Education Programme, and Marine Protected Area Operations and Security Management Programme). Each management programme contains a programme purpose, guiding principles underpinning the programme, management objectives that set out the future desired state that the Plan implementers aim to achieve, and a set of specific management actions to achieve these objectives. In addition, to facilitate plan implementation, each management programme has a 3-year Activity Plan, which breaks down the individual management actions into day- to-day management activities. 2.1 Ecological Management Programme The plan seeks to enhance conservation of WMPA's threatened • marine species (e.g., sea turtles, dolphins, whales, sharks, rays, and dugongs); Conserve important WMPA habitats; and reduce threats to critical WMPA's components. 2.2 Tourism Development and Management Programme The plan seeks to enhance tourism administration and management; develop and maintain tourism-support infrastructure; and diversify tourism products and services. 2.3 Community Partnership and Conservation Education Programme The plan seeks to strengthen community participation, collaboration, and benefit sharing mechanisms; strengthen conservation education and outreach programmes; and reduce human- wildlife conflicts and natural resource use conflicts within WMPA and adjacent areas. 2.4 Marine Protected Area Operations and Security Management Programme The plan seeks to ensure a competent and motivated workforce is deployed and maintained in WMPA; enhance stakeholders' collaboration; and enhance and maintain infrastructure, vehicles and equipment to support MPA Administration. The Plan including the background information on the plan, facts upon which the Plan is based is deposited at the offices 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 600080016002345, E-mail: lays@ kws.go.ke Dated the 13th August, 2019 NAJIB BALALA, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife.