Kenya launches compensation program for wildlife attack victims
STORY: Kenya launches compensation program for wildlife attack victims
SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024
DATELINE: April 14, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:49
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of issuance of compensation
2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
3. various of residents
STORYLINE:
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday launched a compensation scheme for victims of wildlife attacks to help them rebuild their livelihoods and meet hefty medical bills.
Launched in the northern Kenyan county of Laikipia, home to iconic species including elephants, rhinoceros and buffaloes, the human-wildlife conflict mitigation and compensation scheme is expected to foster harmonious coexistence between local communities and animals in the wild, Ruto said.
SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
"We have close to 17,000 already assessed and verified cases of human-wildlife conflict with the cost of 7 billion shillings (about 53.85 million U.S. dollars). We have so far co
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