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Shinyalu locals suffer at the hand of rogue forest officers

Henry Matekwa and his wife Margaret Muhenje hold the picture of their son Kevin Litsalia who was killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by KWS officers pursuing suspected charcoal traders in Shamiloli village, Kakamega County. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

At least one person has been killed and a dozen others left nursing savage injuries after being assaulted by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) officers in the past month.

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