Extension of Arusha region ridep to the three Maasai districts

I am immediately Involved in conditions in Maasai land as a member of the Board of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, and as a member of the Drafting Committee preparing a revised Management Plan following the inclusion of N.C.A.A. in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The main issue at Ngorongoro is the prohibition on cultivation throughout the Conservation Area. The Maasai rightly point out that supplies of maize flour, which has always been an important item of their diet, are most unreliable if not entirely lacking. This matter is in-the hands of the National Milling Corporation on the production side and the Arusha Regional Trading Co. The maize meal requirements of the Maasai was in the past met by private enterprise, mainly Sikh transports and retailers who by their energy and expertise provided an adequate service.