Wildlife is a key source of income for a number of East African countries, with regard to both foreign currency earnings through tourism and local job creation. Protecting these natural resources is essential to the well-being of the local economies. Wildlife crime, from poaching to trafficking, remains a booming industry in East Africa and it is a far more organized crime than previously imagined, and arrests need to be accompanied by financial investigations to truly dismantle the trade. Why has it taken East African community so long to convict the criminals ?

