Kenya: Arson as a mode of protest is unacceptable

NAIROBI: Kingwal Swamp in Nandi County, home to the rare antelope specie Sitatunga, was recently set on fire by irate residents who appear to have an axe to grind with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials in the locality.

An unknown number of the rare species of antelope is said to have died as a result of the deliberate arson while several others were displaced from their natural habitat, though efforts are underway to trace and rehabilitate them.