Omar Bongo Chondo is a reformed man. The 42-year-old man was a charcoal burner and bush meat dealer before he saw the light and is now engaged in wildlife and environmental conservation, a path he confesses was not easy to walk.
The father of five says immense soul searching enabled him to abandon poaching and immerse himself in the fight against illegal charcoal burning among the local youth in Taita-Taveta County.