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Don’t blame the poacher alone, corrupt cartels fuel the vice

KWS officers inspect impounded ivory. Inset: Former KWS Director Richard Leakey.
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By Paul Wafula and Kipchumba Some

KENYA: Former Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Director Richard Leakey has attributed the recent surge in poaching to widespread corruption even as it emerged Kenya is losing at least one elephant daily.

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