The High Court in Narok has stopped the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) from closing a luxury camp. Mara Ngenche Safari Camp came under the spotlight a fortnight ago after its staff were filmed by a tourist chasing away wildebeests migrating across River Mara. In the order filed on September 10, the camp’s lawyer Abdullahi Mohammed also made application to compel the Narok County Government to review the terms of a 33-year lease. Last Thursday, Nema closed the camp for allegedly blocking the migration of wildebeest trying to cross the river in the Masai Mara park. On September 8, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala and Narok Governor Samuel Tunai discussed the Mara Ngenche Safari Camp built beside the Mara River.

Source: Standard Digital September 24, 2020 00:01 UTC