Court asked to allow KWS to detain suspects in rhino trophies trafficking

Suspected KWS Notorious Wildlife Traffickers Feiswal Mohamed and Mohammed Hassan Kontoma at the JKIA Law Courts on August 28, 2025. They are investigated for allegedly being involved in trafficking in Wildlife trophies. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Thursday asked the court to allow its investigators to hold Feiswal Mohamed Ali and Mohammed Hassan Kontoma for 10 days to probe their alleged link to international organised poaching in the country.

KWS, in its application, argued that the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) on Thursday said that the complexity of the wildlife crimes and cross-border linkages requires the investigators to burn the midnight oil to know who the consumers of the trophy and other players are who are involved.