Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya Ports Authority officials grilled over increased smuggling at port

A parliamentary committee has questioned top officials of the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS), Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kenya Revenue (KRA) over smuggling and illegal ivory trade through the port of Mombasa.

The officials were asked by the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources why the port had become a conduit for illegal ivory trade.