Kenya: Two people jailed for 14 years, another fined Ksh.3M in Baringo wildlife trophy case

 

(Posted 07th June 2025)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

 

Joseph Muia, Citizen Digital, (Kenya), June 05, 2025
Two people have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, while another was fined Ksh.3 million or serve five years in default, in a 2013 wildlife crime case involving possession and dealing of 12 elephant tusks in Baringo. The three appeared before Kabarnet Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate P. Koskey, where they were convicted for dealing with endangered species trophies. “The ruling saw the accused face significant penalties under Sec. 92(2)&(4) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013.
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