Emkhankasweni oyingqophamlando, ithimba eliwela umngcele wase-Afrika libophe abadlali abayisikhombisa ababeshushumbise ithani eli-7 lamazinyo endlovu besuka e-Uganda baya eSingapore bedlula eKenya kwesinye isikhathi kuphela, futhi abayingxenye yeqembu elibhekele ukuqedwa kwezindlovu zase-Afrika ukuhweba ngamazinyo endlovu, kanye nezinye izinhlobo ezisengcupheni yokushiswa izitho zomzimba zazo ezisashushumbiswa kakhulu ezimakethe ezimnyama zase-Asia.
ILusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF) imemezele namuhla ukuthi basanda kuphothula ukuxhumanisa umkhankaso omkhulu wamasonto ayisithupha okuholele ekuboshweni kaningi, kufaka phakathi isikhulu esiphezulu seKenya Customs, amanxusa amaningi emikhumbi, nabashushumbisi abasezingeni eliphezulu ngeqhaza labo ekushushumbiseni okungekho emthethweni Ukuthunyelwa eSingapore ngoMashi 2014. Abasolwa nabo basaphenywa ngamacala obugebengu basendle.
Lo msebenzi uveze ubufakazi obuxhumanisa nezinye izingxenye ze-Afrika ne-Asia.
Abaphenyi bakholelwa ukuthi ipayipi eliyimfihlo elisetshenziswe ecaleni likaMashi 2014, nabantu abaliqhubayo, basaqhubeka nokusebenza kuze kube manje, njengoba izinkulungwane zamazinyo nezinye izingxenye zezilwane zasendle, bezishushumbiswa ngemizila nezindlela ezifanayo. Ngesikhathi sokusebenza, obegxile ekushushumbisweni kwamazinyo endlovu, omunye umbusi oshushumbisa izilwane zasendle ose-Interpol obefuna uhlu oluthi “Red Notice” watholakala kulengxube futhi wanikezwa ukushushiswa eTanzania ngeqhaza lakhe ekushushumbiseni izinsalela zezinkulungwane zezilwane ezisengcupheni yokushiswa ENingizimu-mpumalanga Asia. Ummangalelwa, uGakou Fodie, ubuyiswe ngempumelelo esuka emngceleni wase-Uganda / Kenya waya eTanzania ngasekuqaleni kwaleli sonto ukuze ashushiswe ngeqhaza lakhe ekuthekelweni ngokungemthetho kwamathani ayi-6 epangolin e-Asia. UFodie uphinde waxhunyaniswa nokunye ukuthunyelwa kwezilwane zasendle eMpumalanga naseNtshonalanga Afrika e-Asia.
Iqondiswe yi-LATF, ukusebenza kwakamuva kungumphumela wezinyanga eziyi-18 zophenyo emazweni ayi-8 ngama-ejensi amaningi. NgoDisemba 2015, i-LATF yaya eBangkok futhi yanikana imininingwane nge-ASEAN Wildlife Enforcing Network (ASEAN-WEN) kanye nama-ejensi ayo angamalungu mayelana nokubanjwa kwezinyo lendlovu okuningi eSoutheast Asia. Lokho kushintshaniswa kwaqala ukusetshenziswa ekusebenzeni kokuqala kokuxhumanisa kwe-LATF eNtshonalanga Afrika ngasekupheleni kuka-2016 okwaholela ekuboshweni kwabangu-8 kwezikhulu ze-Customs kanye nezemikhumbi.
I-LATF bese ihlaziya idatha evela kokusebenza okugxile kakhulu kwe-2016 West Africa kanye nokuthunjwa kukaMashi 2014 eSingapore. Besebenzisa uphiko lwe-digital forensics olubizwa ngeCellebrite nohlelo lokuhlaziya ikhompyutha olubizwa i-2, abaphenyi bakwazi ukuxhuma amachashazi phakathi kokuquleka nabahlinzeki. Ngokwenza lokhu kuhlaziywa, i-LATF ihole ithimba lamaphoyisa aseKenya, i-Wildlife, i-Ports Authority kanye ne-Customs ukuthi bavule ipayipi lokushushumbisa izilwane zasendle elisebenza ngaphandle kwe-Uganda, Kenya neTanzania. Ithimba lathola futhi labopha iphoyisa laseKenya Revenue Authority, uJames Njagi owayesebenza ethekwini laseMombasa, kanye noJames Oliech noSilas Ndolo Kimeu, bobabili abenza umsebenzi wokuhlanza eMombasa. La madoda abambisene nomuntu waseKenya, uJustus Wesonga, obengamele futhi eqondisa ukuthunyelwa ngokungemthetho kwamazinyo asuka e-Uganda enqamula emngceleni weMalaba engena eKenya. Amakhreyithi ayishumi nanhlanu amazinyo endlovu amakwe njengamajikijolo ekhofi athuthwe ngomgwaqo elolini aya echwebeni laseMombasa lapho afakwa khona emkhunjini owawubheke eSingapore ngemuva kokuvunyelwa yitheku kanye nezikhulu zeCustoms. Ngesikhathi kuqhubeka ukuthungathwa kweLATF, uJustus Wesonga noJumba Gaylord nabo baqoqwa. UGaylord ubukeka ebambe elikhulu iqhaza ekuhleleni izimpondo zendlovu ukuze kudlule amasheke eCustoms nakwezokulawulwa kwamachweba.
Ngo-2015 kuphela, kwathathwa amathani angu-32 amazinyo endlovu eSoutheast Asia evela emachwebeni aseMpumalanga naseNtshonalanga Afrika. "Lokhu kuboshwa kuveza ukuthi kushushumbiswe kanjani ukushushumbiswa," kusho uKraisak Choonhavan, uSihlalo waseFreeland, okuyinhlangano yabashushumbisi ehlinzeka ukuqeqeshwa kwemisebenzi eqondiswe yiLATF. “Siyethemba ukuthi uphenyo seluzoqhubeka manje e-Asia ukuthola abathengi abakhulu abaxhasa ukubulawa kwezindlovu. I-Afrika manje isiphambi kwe-Asia ngokwenza okungaphezu kokuquleka nokwenza ezibophayo izigebengu zasendle, ”engeza. "Kodwa kuyajabulisa ukuthi abomthetho base-Afrika bazuze kakhulu ekubambisaneni nabomthetho eSoutheast Asia kuleli cala elikhulu."
USean O'Regan, iMenenja Yezomthetho e-Freeland e-Afrika, uthe. "Ukutholakala kwaleli payipi elingaphansi komhlaba ebelisetshenziselwa ukukhipha amanani amakhulu eminyango lisuke e-Afrika liyiswe ezimakethe ezimnyama zase-Asia kukhombisa ukuthi lisekhona ithemba ngendlovu esengozini."
U-Ebayi Bonaventure, onguMqondisi weLATF, uthembise ngokuthi uzoqhubeka nophenyo. “Sizoqhubeka futhi sithole wonke umuntu othintekayo kulolu hlelo lokuphakelwa kwezigebengu, kusukela ezindaweni ezinabazingeli kuya kubathengi. Ngeke siyeke kuze kuphele ukubulala nokushushumbisa, ”kusho yena.
I-LATF ixhumanise ithimba labaphenyi base-Afrika elinamabhange amaningi ukuthi liye eSouth-Asia kabili ezinyangeni eziyi-18 ezedlule ukuyohlangana nabaphathi bezomthetho base-Asia nokuqoqa ubufakazi bokuxhasa amacala okushushumbiswa kwezinyo lendlovu. Amalungu ethimba labaphenyi bezinhlaka eziningi bebelokhu beqeqeshwa ngokukhethekile ngophenyo nguFreeland. UFreeland, ngokubambisana ne-LATF, Interpol, kanye ne-United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, bebelokhu beletha abomthetho base-Afrika nabase-Asia ndawonye bezocobelelana ngolwazi ngamacala okushushumbiswa kwezilwane zasendle njengaleli.
Mashi 2014: ISingapore ithathe ithani elilodwa lamazinyo endlovu afika evela eMombasa, eKenya. Inombolo yesitsha i-CMAU 1, edabuka eKampala, e-Uganda yathunyelwa eMalaba iya eMombasa futhi yathathwa eSingapore ngoMashi 1121948, 25 equkethe ithoni lendlovu elingu-2014 elifihlwe emabhokisini okhuni awu-1
Ephreli 2014: Amasiko eThailand naseVietnam abamba izimpahla ezihlukene zamazinyo endlovu ezivela eCongo Brazzaville naseCongo DRC.
Disemba 2015: IFreeland iletha i-LATF kanye namalungu ethimba labaphenyi bezinhlaka eziningi eBangkok ukuhlangana ne-ASEAN-WEN, Amaphoyisa aseThai, Amasiko, Amasiko waseVietnam, iSingapore AVA. Imininingwane mayelana nokubanjwa kwezinyo lendlovu iyashintshaniswa ngesikhathi seQembu Eliphenya Ngokukhethekile (i-SIG).
Januwari-Juni 2016: Emuva e-Afrika, abaphenyi bathola ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile ngabakwaFreeland ukuze basebenzise ulwazi lwabo olusha futhi bahlaziye futhi baphazamise izinkomba eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuhlinzeka.
Julayi-Septhemba 2016 noJanuwari 2017: I-LATF ixhumanise uphenyo ngokuhlanganyela lwamazwe omhlaba neziphathimandla zezilwane zasendle, amaphoyisa kanye nezikhulu zamasiko okuholela ekuboshweni kwabasolwa abayisishiyagalombili, izakhamizi zaseCongo eKinshasa, eCongo DR nasePointe Noire, eCongo Brazzaville ezibhekene nokushushumbisa inani eliphelele elingu-8 amathani amazinyo ezindlovu aya eThailand ngo-3.9 naseVietnam ngo-2015.
1. Mnu. KAPAYI KIKUMBI JEAN- Ingcweti Kwezobunjiniyela Kwezolimo kanye Nokuhlaziywa Komkhiqizo ovela eMnyangweni Wezolimo eKinshasa, eDRC.
2. Mnu ONAKOY OLEKO- Umhloli Omkhulu e-Bureau of Standards and Certification Ministry of Trade and industrialization eKongshasa, eDRC
3. UMnu. Samba Marega osekupheleni kweminyaka engama-30 owaziwa nangokuthi uDIT SEIDOU usomabhizinisi ongumnikazi weBONCOIN DU MARCHE ePointe Noire, eCongo
4. Mnu. BAKE LOULA oneminyaka eyevile kwengama-40 owaziwa nangokuthi uSERAPHAN SAMRON wenkampani yemikhumbi ebizwa nge-SAM-TRANSIST ePointe Noire
5. Mnu. Roland Tchikaya - uMqondisi Wezokuphatha waseNayile wasePointe Noire
6. Mnu. Ngoula Gildas - uMphathi wezeziMali kanye nabasebenzi / umphathi obambile ePointe Noire
7. Mnu. Kambala Mukenge - oyi-Document and Records Senior Manager e-OCC (Office of Customs
Ukulawulwa Kokuthunyelwa Kwamanye amazwe) iDRC eKinshasa.
8. Mnu Laurent Emery Kabugah - iMenenja ye-ACREP Shipping Company eKinshasa, eDRC.
Izinqubo Zokusizana Kwezomthetho seziqalisiwe phakathi kwamazwe athintekile ukwenza lula ukuqoqwa kobufakazi obubucayi obuvela eziphathimandleni zaseThailand naseVietnam abathathe ukuxhashazwa besekela ukushushiswa.
Ngo-Okthoba-Disemba 2016: I-LATF namazwe angamalungu ayo (kufaka phakathi iKenya ne-Uganda) bayaqhubeka nokuqeqeshwa yiFreeland, behlaziya imiphumela yophenyo yakamuva futhi behlola nezinyathelo ezilandelayo zokuqeda izinsolo zokushushumbisa izilwane zasendle phakathi kweMpumalanga neNtshonalanga Afrika.
NgoFebhuwari 2017: I-LATF ihlangana nozakwabo bomthetho base-Asia eBangkok ukuqhuba ukuqeqeshwa okuhlanganyelwe kanye nokushintshisana ngemininingwane yokuphazamisa ukugeleza okungekho emthethweni kwezinyo lendlovu, izikali zepangolin nophondo lukabhejane kusuka e-Afrika kuya e-Asia.
Mashi 2017: E-Afrika, iFreeland ihlinzeka ngokuqeqeshwa okukhethekile eKenya, e-Uganda, eTanzania, eGabon, eCongo (eBrazzaville) naseZambia mayelana nokuhlanganisa wonke amasongo okushushumbisa.
Ngo-Ephreli-Meyi 2017: E-Uganda naseKenya, i-LATF namalungu ayo bakhomba futhi babopha amalungu ayi-7 ochungechunge lokuphakelwa okungekho emthethweni oluboshwe ekuthunjweni kwendlovu yaseSingapore ngoMashi 2014 nokunye okuthunyelwa.
NgoJuni 2017: abasolwa abayi-2 kufaka phakathi ubukhosi, uGakou Fodie ufake inethi eMalaba, eKenya yithimba elihlangene eliqondiswe yiLATF. UGakou Fodie ubuyiselwe eTanzania lapho ezothethwa khona enkantolo.
Imininingwane eyengeziwe:
EMombasa ngomhlaka 24 Ephreli 17 iLATF iholwa futhi uFreeland weluleka iKenya SIG ehlanganisa abaphoqeleli bezokuphoqelela abavela kulezi zinhlaka ezilandelayo:
Ukuqondiswa Kokuphenywa Kobugebengu Bophiko Lwezemisebenzi Kazwelonke Lamaphoyisa
· ILusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF)
Isevisi Yezilwane Zasendle yaseKenya (KWS)
Isiphathimandla Sezimbobo SaseKenya (KPA)
Ngo-24 Ephreli 2017 iSIG iboshwe eMombasa:
1. Isikhulu seKRA Mombasa - UJAMES NJAGI, amarekhodi asemthethweni akhombisa ukuthi uhlole ikhonteyina ethekwini laseMombasa, waqinisekisa amadokhumende okuthumela impahla kanye nesitsha esikhishiwe.
2. UJAMES ORECH - Isakhamuzi saseKenya, i-PATANA Clearing & Forwarding agent kanye nomthengisi
3. SILAS NDOLO KIMEU - Ummeli Wokuhlanza Indoda ophakathi wenza isivumelwano nguPATANA
4. Umuntu wesine (umshayeli) weloli elathutha ikhonteyina lisuka e-ICD liya eMombasa Port (elingabiziwanga njengamanje linikeza imininingwane ye-SIG kwabanye abasolwa)
Wonke amafoni athathiwe futhi ahlaziywa. Bonke abasolwa abathathu bavela enkantolo eShanzu, eMombasa ngo-Ephreli 3, 25. Ibheyili yemali kaKsh2017Million umuntu ngamunye kanye nesiqiniseko esifanayo.
NgoMeyi 5, 2017 uSIG uboshwe eMalaba, ukuwela umngcele wase-Uganda naseKenya:
UJUMBAH AMAHENO GAYLORD - wenza lula futhi waqapha isiqukathi sisuka eMalaba siya ethekwini laseMombasa. UGAYLORD uhlele isitsha ukuthi “sidlule” eKenya Customs scanning system ukuze silayishe emkhunjini obumiselwe eSingapore. Umakhalekhukhwini ubanjiwe futhi uzohlaziywa. Ubufakazi bukhombisa ukuthi uthumele imali amahlandla ama-3 ngeviki elingu-1 efinyelela ku-Ksh300000 kuGaylord. Waboshwa wase ethathwa iMombasa ngaphansi kokuphelezelwa ngamaphoyisa ukuze ayiswe enkantolo ngoMeyi 8, 2017.
NgoMeyi 27, 2017 eMalaba:
UJUSTUS WESONGA owaqondisa futhi wahlela lendlovu yaba ngamakhonteyina eKampala, e-Uganda, kubandakanya nokunyakaza kwayo kuze kufike emngceleni weMalaba, waboshwa ngoMeyi 27, 2017 eMalaba. Kuboshwe noMalala ngosuku olufanayo nguJustus Ogema Owade. Bobabili abasolwa bathuthelwe eMombasa lapho bebevalelwe khona ezitokisini zamaphoyisa. Ngemuva kokuxoxwa, u-Ogema wakhululwa ngenxa yokushoda kobufakazi obenele ngemuva kokuqopha isitatimende, kanti uWesonga wayiswa enkantolo ngoMeyi 29, 2017. Kodwa-ke u-Owade uzosetshenziswa njengofakazi wezokushushisa.
Freeland iyinhlangano yokulwa nabashushumbisi abaphambili abasebenzela umhlaba ongenakho ukushushumbiswa kwezilwane zasendle kanye nobugqila babantu. Ithimba lethu lochwepheshe bezomthetho, intuthuko kanye nezokuxhumana basebenza ngokubambisana nabalingani base-Asia, e-Afrika naseMelika ukuvikela imvelo kanye nabantu abasengozini ebugebengwini obuhleliwe nenkohlakalo. Ngeminye imininingwane, vakashela www. efreland.org
I-Usaka Agreement Task Force iyinhlangano yohulumeni base-Afrika ehlinzeka ngemisebenzi yokubambisana phakathi / phakathi kweqembu leSivumelwano eSivumelwaneni saseLusaka, ekwenzeni uphenyo mayelana nokwephulwa kwemithetho kazwelonke ephathelene nokuhweba okungekho emthethweni kwezilwane zasendle nezitshalo. www.lusakaagreement.org
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- In a landmark operation, a cross-border African task force has arrested 7 key players that smuggled 1 ton of elephant tusks from Uganda to Singapore via Kenya in one instance alone, and who are part of a syndicate responsible for the ongoing decimation of Africa's elephants for the ivory trade, as well as other endangered species whose body parts are still being smuggled in large quantities to Asia's black markets.
- During the operation, which focused on ivory trafficking, another wildlife trafficking kingpin who is on the Interpol wanted “Red Notice” list was discovered in the mix and turned in for prosecution in Tanzania for his role in trafficking the remains of thousands of endangered animals to Southeast Asia.
- The Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF) announced today that they have just concluded coordinating an intensive six-week operation resulting in multiple arrests, including a senior Kenyan Customs official, several shipping agents, and high-level traffickers for their role in smuggling the illegal consignment to Singapore in March 2014.
