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When the day breaks in Siaya County, it is not uncommon to see young men armed with spears and pangas leading dogs across open fields and bushes.
These bush-trackers comb bushes and thickets for rabbits, squirrels, wild pigs, and antelopes for the pot.
They may not be in the class of ivory poachers of Tsavo, but they are chomping wildlife away from bush to bush.
And now, the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has warned the hunters to pack their spears or face prosecution.
“We only have 250 Sitatunga antelopes remaining in the country. The continued hunting of wild animals will push this rare species to extinction and that’s why we are warning the hunters to stop their illegal activities or we’ll arrest and bring them to book,” warned Siaya NEMA sub-county boss Leonard Ofula.
He added that assorted species of flora and fauna were under threat, saying, “The hunters are eliminating almost all the rare species and if this continues, we will suffer localised extinction of certain animals.”
