- On Thursday, top officials from the global Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) paid a courtesy call on First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi.
- The Chief Executive Officer of the Stop Ivory co-secretariat of the EPI John Stephenson said previous destruction of ivory stockpiles by Kenya had sent a strong message worldwide
- Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala who accompanied the EPI team to State House said Africa needs to have one strong voice to lobby against all markets in Europe and Japan where trade in ivory still thrives.
On Thursday, top officials from the global Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) praised Kenya for her strong stand against ivory trade, saying it has done well in drawing world attention on why trading in elephant trophies must be stopped in all the remaining markets especially in Europe and Japan.