Wildlife (Conservation and Management) (National Parks) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 (L.N. No. 42 of 2006)

SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 31 (Legislative Supplement No. 17) LEGAL NOTICE No. 42 267 12th May, 2006 THE WILDLIFE (CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT (Cap. 376) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Wildlife (Conservation and Management) Act, the Minister for Tourism and Wildlife makes the following Regulations: THE Wll..DLIFE (CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) (NATIONAL PARKS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2006 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wildlife (Conservation and Management) (National Parks) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st July. 2006. 2. For the purposes of these Regulations, National Parks shall be categorized as follows: Category "A" Aberdares National Park Amboseli National Park Lake Nakuru National Parle Tsavo East National Park Tsavo West National Park Meru National Park Nairobi National Park Category "B" Shimba Hills National Reserve Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve Ndere Island Tana Primate Reserve Kakamega Forest All other Parks and Reserves .Category "C" All Marine Parks and Reserves Category "D" Nairobi Safari Walk Animal Orphanage Impala Sanctuary "Special" Mt. Kenya 268 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2006 3. For the purposes of these Regulations, East African Citizens will be charged like Kenyan Citizens in all Parks and Reserves managed by Kenya Wildlife Service. 4. The Wildlife (Conservation and Management) (National Parks) Regulations are amended by deleting Parts II, III, IV and Vof the Schedule thereto andinsening tbe following new Pans: PART II-FEes FOR VEHICLES, BOATS AND AIR CRAFTS 1. Fees for Public Service Vehicles stationed in national parks and operating from hotels and lodges, camps and other places within the parks: Annual Eniry Fee KSh (a) For a~y"eh,cle with seating accommodation for not more than five passengers and commercial vehicles of less than two tonnes (b) For any vehicle with seating accommodation for more than five but less than thirteen passengers and commercial vehicles more than 2 tonnes but not more than five tonnes (e) For any. vehicle with seating accommodation for thirteen or more passengers and commercial vehicles of more than five tonnes (d) Fur delivery vehicles (per entry) 2. Annual fees for commercial tourist boats stationed in marine reserves or operating from hotels and lodges, camps and other places within the parks and reserves 3. Fees for annual passes for private non-e .ercial boats to enter national parks and marine national parks and marine reserves 4. fees for single entries of boats to national parks alKt marine reserves 5. Fees for single entries to national parks by vehicles and aircrafts-« (a) For any motor vehicle with seating accommodatioa for not more than five passengers per day fb) For any motor vehicle with se<lting accommodation for more ttlan five but less than thirteen passengers (c) For any motor vehicle with seating accommodation for more than twelve but less than twenty-five passengers {d) For any motor vehicle with seating accommodation for more than twenty-four but less than forty-five passengers (e) For any motor vehicle with seating accommodation for forty-five or more passengers 30,000 50,000 100,000 500 15.000 5,000 300 Per Entry KSh. 300 800 1,500 3,000 5,000 KenyaSubsidiary Legislation, 2006 269 Annual Entry Fee KSh (f) For gliders and microlights 200 (g} For trucks 1.-3 tonnes 500 4-7 tonnes 2,000 More than 7 tonnes 3,000 (h) For any aircraft with seating accommodation for not more than two passengers (less than 3) 300 (i) Fur any aircraft witb seating accommodation for more than two but less than seven passengers (3-6) 500 (j) For any aircraft with seating accommodation for more than seven but less than fourteen passengers (7-14) [,000 (kJ For any aircraft with seating accommodation for more than fifteen but less than twenty passengers (] 5-20) 2,000 (I) For any aircraft with seating accommodation for twenty one or more passengers (21 and above) 3,000 PART III-FEES FOR ENTRY lNro NATIONAL PARKS 1. Daily fees for entry into a national park Kenyan Citizens KSh. Residents KSh. Non Residents US$ (a) For any person aged 18 years and above Category "A" parks Category "B" parks Category ''C'' parks Category "D" parks and reserves Mt. Kenya (b) For child aged 3 years and above but below 18 years Category "A" parks Category "B" parks Category ''C'' parks Category "D" parks and reserves Mt. Kenya 200 1,000 40 100 500 20 100 300 10 100 300 10 200 500 20 100 500 20 50 250 10 50 150 5 50 ISO 5 100 200 8 270 Kenya SubsidiaryLegislation, 2006 Kenyan Non Citizens Residents Residents KSh. KSh. US$ (e) For students (residents/non residents) aged below twenty-three years and must have 2 weeks prim approval of Kenya Wildlife Service and on production of a recognized valid students pass or identity card. Individual students without arrangements from their institutions will not enjoy the concession rate Category "A" parks 50 100 10 Category "B" parks 50 100 10 Category "C" parks 50 100 10 Category "D" parks and reserves 50 100 5 Mt. Kenya 50 100 8 2. Fees for annual passes for persons and their private motor vehicles or boats with seating accommodation not exceeding thirteen pJlssengers to enter any national park or marine national park or reserve shall be as follows: Annual Entry Fee KSh. (a) For any persons aged 18 years and above and personalised (b) Tour driver personalised (e) Service crew (d) Corporate pass (e) For any child aged 3 years but below 18 years (f) Marine parks and reserves adult personalized (g) Marine parks and reserves child (3-18) and personalised (h) For replacement of smartcard 7,000 6,000 5,000 36.000 7;500 5,000 2,500 1,000 3. Mountaineering fees for any person to climb Mt. Kenya (fixed rate first 3 days minimum) Kenyan Non Citizens Residents Residents KSh. US$. KSh. (a) For persons aged 18 years and above 1.000 50 2,000 (b) For any child aged 3 years but below 18 years 400 50 1,200 Kenya Subsidiary Legislation, 2006 Kenyan Citizens KSh. 271 Non Residents Residents KSh. US$ (c) For any member of an organized group of at least 10 (with 2 weeks prior approval of Kenya Wildlife Service) or group of 10 students aged below 23 years on production of a valid student pass or identity cards '"Any additional days will be charged at daily rates 400 40 600 4. Daily fees for entry into a marine National park or reserve: Kenyan Non Citizens Re~idents Residents KSh. US$. KSh (a) For any person aged 18 years and above 100 10 300 (b) For any child aged 3 years but below 18 years 50 5 150 (c) For ilny member of an organized group of at least 10 (with 2 weeks prior approval of Kenya Wildlife Service) or students aged below 23 years on production of a recognized valid cards 50 5 100 PART IV-FEEs r:OR NAIROBI ANIMAL ORPHANAGE, NAIROBI SAFARI WALK AND IMPALA SANCTUARY Daily fees for entry into the Nairobi Animal Orphanage, Nairobi Safari Walk and Impala sanctuary; Non Residents Residents Citizens KSh. US$. KSh. (a) For every child aged 3 years and above but below 18 years 150 5 50 (b) For any person aged 18 years and above 300 10 100 (c) For any member of an organized group (with 2 weeks prior approval of Kenya Wildlife Service) or student aged below 23 years on production of a valid student's oass or identny can.. 50 5 20 272 KenyaSubsidiaryLegislation. 2006 PART V-FEES FOR ARABUKO SOKOKE FOREST, KAKAMEGAFOREST, SHiMBA HILLS RESERVE, TANA RIVER PRIMATE AND NDERE IsLAND AND ALL OTHER PARKS Non Residents Residents Citizens KSh. US$. KSh. (a) For any person aged 18 years and above 500 20 100 (0) For any child aged 3 years and above but below 18 years 250 to 50 (c) For any member of an organized group (with 2 weeks prior appruval of Kenya Wildlife Service) or students aged below 23 years on production of valid student's 5 50pollS or identity card 200 PART VI-FEEs FOR CAMPING AND ACCOMMODATION Non Residents Residents Citizens KSh. US$. KSh. 1. (a) Por any person aged 18 )It:an> lU1d above in a public camp site in categories "A" parks and reserves (per night) (b) For any person aged 18 years and above in a public camp site in category "B", "C", "D" "Other" parks and reserves (per night) (c) For any person aged 18 years and above in a special camp site (per night) Category "A" Category "B", "C", "D", "Other" (d) For any member of an organized group of at teAt'lt 10 in a pubhc or special camp (with 2 weeks prior approval of Kenya Wildlife Service) students or child aged below '1 years and above but below 18 years in all categories of parks and reserves (per "iIflo. 300 150 500 300 100 10 5 25 15 5 150 150 150 150 50 2. Accommodation fees per night for organized groups (with prior approval of Kenya Wildlife Service) for persons staying in a "field study center" established in a national park. ResidentsICitizens Non-Residents KSh. US$ (a) For any student on production of a valid student's passor ideqtlty card (b) For any non student 100 250 5 Hi Kenya Subsidiary Legislation; 2006 273 3. There shall be payable a non-refundable reservation fee in respect of all "designated special camp sites" at the following rates: (a) Designated special camp site reservation fee per week or part thereof shall be seven thousand Five hundred Kenya shillings. (b) Guided foot or horse safaris per person per day shall be one thousand shillings and five hundred shillings per half-day (4 hours) whether the person is alone or in a group, in addition to the parkentry fees. (c) Cancellation fee for special camp sites/all reserved sites is seven thousand five hundred KenXa Shillings. 4. For the purposes of these Regulations, a "daily fee" is a fee for one day (twenty-four hours or part thereof) of continuous stay within a specified national park. 5. "Student" is hereby defined as an individual from a recognized ternary institution visiting the parks for purposes of learning about conservation through documented and organized arrangement with that institution. This excludes students on personally arranged holidays. FuUday (KSh.) 7.5,000 75,000 37,500 7,500N/A Security service per section of ten men per day Public Site reservation Category "A" Public Site reservation Category "BOO Vehicle recovery inside park SMARTCARD REPLACEMENT FEE Card replacement fee (per card) KSh. 1,000 PART VII-SERVICES ANDSPECIAL ACTIVITY Half day (KSh.) N/A Special Activity: Night Game Drive per person Lake Boating Guided tours per guide Guided tours per guide River rafting Walking safaris Dated the 28th March, 2006. Duration Per trip per hour per 4 hours over 4 hours per trip per 4 hours Rate (Kshs) 1,200 1,000 1,500 2,500 1,200 1.200 Rate (USS) 15 15 20 30 15 15 MORRISDZORO, Minister for Tourism and Wildlife PRINTED ANDPUBLISHED ty THEGOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI