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KWS unearths illegal bushmeat trade

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has unearthed an intricate illegal bushmeat trade at the popular Burma market in Nairobi’s Eastland area, and impounded 800 kilogrammes of bush meat that was being sold to unsuspecting customers as beef.

KWS security team in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies have so far arrested fifteen suspects who were on June 28, 2019 arraigned before a Kibera Law Courts to answer to charges of dealing, and being in possession of bushmeat and selling uninspected meat among other charges.

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