Herders get 3.8bn/- for confiscated livestock
KISESA: THE government has begun honouring court rulings by compensating livestock keepers whose animals were confiscated, with about 3.8bn/- already disbursed, Prime Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has said. The move follows the government’s decision to repeal provisions of the Wildlife Conservation Act, Cap 283 of 2009, which permitted the confiscation of livestock. Amendments to Sections 111 and 116 removed livestock from the list of properties liable to confiscation following a conviction. Addressing residents yesterday at Polisi Mwandoya Grounds in Kisesa Constituency, Meatu District, Simiyu Region, yesterday, Dr Nchemba said the payments followed directives he had issued to the ministries of Finance, and Natural Resources and Tourism to address claims by livestock keepers who had won th…