EXHIBIT 31.1

             CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 AND 15d-14 UNDER
                 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Stephen Steeneck, Chief Executive Officer of Safari Associates, certify that:

      I have reviewed  this annual  report on Form 10 KSB of Safari  Associates,
Inc.;

1.    Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this annual report;

2.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
      the  Registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this  annual
      report;

3.    The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and I are  responsible  for
      establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and we
      have:

      (a)   designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures  to ensure that
            material all significant  deficiencies in the design or operation of
            internal  controls  which could  adversely  affect the  registrant's
            ability to record,  process  summarize and report financial data and
            have   identified  for  the   registrant's   auditors  any  material
            weaknesses  in  internal  information  relating  to the  Registrant,
            including  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by
            others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during the period in
            which this annual report is being prepared;

      (b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls
            and  procedures  of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this
            annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and


      (c)   presented  in  this  annual   report  our   conclusions   about  the
            effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
            evaluation of the Evaluation Date;

4.    The registrant's other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based on
      our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the audit
      committee of the  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing
      the equivalent function):

      (a)   controls; and

      (b)   any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
            other  employees  who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's
            internal controls; and

5.    The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have indicated in this
      annual report  whether or not there were  significant  changes in internal
      controls or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
      controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,  including
      any  corrective  actions  with  regard  to  significant  deficiencies  and
      material weaknesses.

Dated April 26, 2005                                 By:
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                                                         Stephen Steeneck
                                                         Chief Executive Officer