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Two suspects who were arrested by KWS officers ferrying four pieces of ivory tusks in Suswa along the Mai Mahiu-Narok road wait to be taken into police custody. KWS has decried rising cases of ivory trafficking in the country. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has raised a red flag over rising cases of ivory trafficking in the last couple of months.
This came, as two suspects were arrested in Suswa along the Mai Mahiu-Narok road, and four pieces of ivory worth more than Sh4.8 million recovered.
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