CS Malonza Attends CITES CoP19 In Panama

Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Peninah Malonza, meets the Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Ivonne Higuero, at the opening ceremony of #CITESCop19, in Panama.

CITES is an international agreement signed by 183 nations that seek to regulate and restrict the international trade of endangered wildlife.

Kenya is a signatory State to the CITES Convention and the Government has designated Kenya Wildlife Service, the CITES Management Authority and CITES Scientific Authority for purposes of implementation of the Convention.