(Posted 22nd April 2025)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Joseph Wangui, Business Daily (Kenya), April 21, 2026 |
| A businessman has been ordered by a court to surrender his luxury car, which he used to transport illegal elephant tusks in Laikipia County, handing the State a partial victory in an asset recovery case tied to wildlife crimes. The High Court ruled that the Mercedes-Benz vehicle linked to Jackson Mbugua Burugu was an instrument of crime after it was seized while transporting four elephant tusks weighing 69.2 kilogrammes. The court directed the Director General of the National Transport and Safety Authority to transfer and vest motor vehicle registration number on behalf of the government. |
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