SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL
On March 28th, 2014, Singapore customs seized and verified a container found to be transporting 1004 kg ivory. The shipment, declared as containing coffee beans, originated from Kampala, Uganda, and was trucked to Mombasa Port for the onward voyage.
In late 2015, a joint task force from the NGO ‘Freeland’ and the Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF), commenced an investigation relating to two other ivory seizures that had initiated/transited Pointe Noire, Congo in 2014 and early 2015. That investigation led to this investigation and prosecution. Initially, 7 persons were arrested in April/May of 2017. There are now 6 before the court.
Court updates can be found at: https://www.seej-africa.org/wildlife-court-cases/court-updates-33-cf-418-2017-shanzu-law-court-republic-versus-falah-mansu-yusuf-and-5-others/
#33 is a number assigned indicating this seizure has a link(s) to the West African cartel and its ivory was DNA analyzed.
CHARGED:
- Fatah Manzu Yusuf @ Mohamed Faki
- Guylord Amaheno Jumba
- Justus Wesonga Marakumi
- Cyrus Ndolo Kimeu
- James Oriech Omondi
- James Kinyua Njagi (Kenya Revenue Authority)
Between 21 January and 29 January 2014, at Mombasa, jointly with others, contravened Sec 200 (c)(ii) East Africa Community Customs and Management Act to wit…..exported restricted goods to wit, 106 pieces of ivory valued at ksh 180 million in container CMAU 1121948 to Singapore purporting to be 200 bags of robusta coffee on M/V Bravo Ship.
