By COLLINS OMULOMore by this AuthorKenya is set to host German's federal minister for the environment Barbara Hendricks for four days on her visit to campaign against proposals by some African countries to lift a ban on ivory trade. Dr Hendricks will arrive in the country on Wednesday and will hold talks with the executive directors of UN-HABITAT and UNEP in Nairobi on Thursday. The visit is part of her trip to three African countries and comes amid calls by a number of countries, such as Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa, to lift the ban on trade trade in ivory and rhino horn. "We are strongly in favour of upholding the current bans on trade in ivory and rhino horn. In light of the fact that poaching is out of control, any relaxation of the bans would send a completely wrong signal.

Source: Daily Nation September 28, 2016 11:05 UTC