The Kenya Wildlife Sevices (KWS) has publicly invited kenyans who are interested in keeping snakes to apply for licences.
Those interested in participating in the enterprise must first get the Authority to Operate Wildlife Utilization Enterprise license application form.
After obtaining and properly filling out the application form, the individual should submit it to a KWS Licensing/Regulatory Affairs Office for examination before the license is issued.
This follows a conversation sparked by George Wajackoya, who said that Kenya could make a fortune from snake farming and use the earnings to pay off its debt.
The presidential candidate for the Roots Party has stated that if he is elected on August 9, he will introduce snake farming to the country.
Kenya, he claims, could profit from the anti-venom business and so help offset costs.
Wajackoyah who has also proposed the legalization of Marijuana for medical use said snake farming had the potential to generate sufficient revenues to help offset the national debt which stands at Sh8.4 trillion with the debt ceiling raised to Sh10 trillion.
“It’s not only Marijuana, we’re introducing snake farming so that we can actually extract snake poison for purposes of medication,” he said while appearing on Citizen Television’s JKL show on Wednesday night.
The Roots Party leader, who is among four candidates in the August 9 State House race, also said the move would help mainstream the snake meat market which operates secretly without regulation.
“We have so many snake eaters in this country like the Chinese. One of the ways we’ll offset their debts is by manufacturing snake medicine and giving the Chinese the rest of the snakes to eat,” he said.
