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Residents accuse Kenya Wildlife Service rangers of torture as poor relations worsen

Kizito Maluti speaking to The Standard on how he was beaten, arrested and hospitalized when he was found walking in the forest at Ivakale village in Shinyalu-Kakamega County.

The bad blood between Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers in Kakamega Forest and Ivakale and Matopeni residents has threatened to spill over.

Locals say despite being allowed to access the forest for firewood and pasture, they were still being harassed by the rangers.

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