As mentioned above, security operations in and
around the MMNR are carried out from a number of
bases
in the area, the majority of which are located at
or near visitor entrance gates, with addition bases
currently
located at Ngiro-Are and the Mara River Bridge (as
shown in Figure 8 above). However, although
operations
from these bases have been successful in
maintaining a relatively good level of overall security in and
around
the MMNR in recent years, additional support
facilities and ranger posts are needed in order to expand
the
security coverage to include some key parts of the
MMNR where security is presently sub-optimal, as well
as
key areas outside the Reserve.
This expansion of coverage will entail the
upgrading or development of new facilities on both sides of
the
MMNR during the 10-year lifespan of this plan. On
the CCN side of the Reserve, two new ranger posts
will
be established and equipped to enhance both
security operations and the policing of tourism use. One
of
these will be located near the south-east border
of the MMNR, south of the Sand River, and the other will
be
located near the Mara River Bridge. In the Mara
Triangle, the existing ranger post at the Mara River
Bridge
will be upgraded with improved housing and
facilities for the rangers based there, and a new ranger post
will
also be established on the Siria Escarpment at the
top of the existing cattle trails that run down to the
saltlick
inside the Reserve. In addition, a central
Operations Room will be established as part of the planned
upgrade
of the Mara Conservancy office facilities, and the
current radio system will be upgraded with new
handheld
and fixed radios, and a new
repeater.
