Two armed gangs killed four rhinos for their horns in private Ol Jogi ranch near Nanyuki this week in possibly the worst rhino poaching incident in the country in more than 25 years, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesman said on Friday.
Poaching across sub-Saharan Africa is on the rise as armed criminal gangs kill elephants for tusks and rhinos for horns, usually to be shipped to Asia for use in ornaments and medicines.