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Two suspected poachers were Wednesday arrested and six pieces of elephant tusks recovered in an operation in Maralal, Samburu Police and Kenya Wildlife Service personnel said the suspects were trying to sell the tusks when they were nabbed on December 6. The trophies were hidden in a sack when they were busted. Police and KWS officials said they are investigating the source of the tusks. It is suspected the tusks came from killed elephants through poaching in the nearby Samburu parks.

Title of Activity: Olulilwa Manganese Mining Nature of Activity: Mining (open cast) and mineral processing of Manganese Ore (Base and Rare Metals), transport to the port of Walvis Bay Location of Activity: The Mining Claim is located approximately 75km west of Opuwo Scale and Scope of Activity: Open cast mining of manganese.

1. Condition(s) on the Current Environmental Clearance Certificate: The continuation of small to medium scale quarrying for Sodalite Dimension Stone on Mining Claims 66887, 66888 and 66921 in Epupa Constituency, Kunene Region, Namibia 2. Proposed Amendment(s): The continuation of small to medium scale quarrying for Sodalite Dimension Stone and Semi-Precious Stones on Mining Claims 66887, 66888 and 66921 in Epupa Constituency, Kunene Region, Namibia 3.

Title of Activity: EPL6440 Exploration Project Nature of Activity: Exploration for Base and Rare Metals, Industrial Minerals, Precious Metals, Precious Stones, Semi-precious stones Location of Activity: Across the Erongo Mountains, 20km south of Omaruru, 30km north of Karibib (See attached maps – Annexures B to D) Scale and Scope of Activity: Geological mapping, rock grab and systematic trench sampling, road construction (blasting required in very rugged terrain), drilling (Reverse Circulation and diamond drilling techniques), bulk sampling including blasting.

Title of Activity: Renewal of the Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the mineral exploration activities for Base and Rare metals, Industrial minerals, Nuclear Fuel Minerals and Precious Metals commodities within EPL-3400. Nature of Activity: The minerals exploration activities in general including, mapping, sampling, geophysical surveys, drilling, pitting and trenching and bulk sampling within EPL3400.