SEEJ-AFRICA: Residents are raising concerns over the establishment of a Kenya Defence Forces camp in Kalacha, claiming the camp interferes with the elephants’ migratory corridor
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: A multi-agency security team recovered a carbine, two magazines and bullets in Kalacha area. (see map) Marsabit county Police Commander (CPC) Martin Kibet
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: The recent ODPP ‘new evidence’ application lodged in a Mombasa court relating to the trial of Abdulrahman Mahmoud Sheikh @ Said Juma Said and
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: Kenya State prosecutors (ODPP) have filed an application with the courts to allow new evidence in the ivory trafficking related trial of Abdulrahman
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: Mombasa Courts will on Thursday decide if a last minute application by the ODPP will breath new life into a six year old
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: May 20th, 2021: Area Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku has set bail for 4 ivory poachers at Sh 1 Million each with a surety
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On May 16th, 2021, police and rangers of the Kenya Wildlife Service arrested 3 men in Maralal town centre with 4 ivory tusks
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On Friday afternoon, May 7th, 2021, a Ugandan military officer, Kennedy Wabwire, was arrested by police in possession of 3 elephant tusks weighing
PRESS RELEASE:Kenya on May 7, 2021 launched its first ever National Wildlife Census covering both land and Aquatic wildlife. The two month exercise is fully funded
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: April 28th, 2021: Kenya’s longest running major ivory prosecution is one step closer to conclusion with both defence and prosecution now preparing their
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: KWS officers have arrested two suspects with 5 elephant tusks weighing 28 kg. The two were arrested in the Meru National Park area
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On or about April 28th, 2021, Kenya Wildlife Service and supporting agencies (including Tanzanian) arrested Kenyan, Papayo Ole Kesoi, in the Elerai area
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: April 18th, 2021, Kenya Wildlife Service officers arrested a Kwale County clerical officer with 12 ivory tusk pieces weighing 35 kg. Josphat Mtoi
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: The High Court in Garsen quashed an ivory possession case from 2018. Issa Nabongo had been convicted at trial of being in possession
The ivory trafficking case of “Shetani”, profiled in documentary “The Ivory Game” was likely corrupted. It began as a whisper. An ambiguous and innocuous headline,
Four Police Officers Arrested over Illegal Trade in Ivory SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: The Uganda Special Wildlife Crime Unit has made arrests of police officers in two
SEEJ-AFRICA: 4000 kg of pangolin scales seized in Cameroon near the Nigerian border. the scales were contained in large plastic bags described as food stuffs
by Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Mail & Guardian SEEJ-AFRICA: The Tanzanian arrests of major ivory traffickers Boniface Mathew Malyango, alias “Shetani” in 2015
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On March 12, 2021, KWS rangers, Olderkesi rangers, and Mara Elephant Project combined to arrest 3 men for possession of a live pangolin.
Chief Magistrate Evans Makori orders the prosecution to close its case Chief Magistrate Makori seems to have had enough. Almost 20 months after this headline
Moazu Kromah, Amara Cherif and Mansur Mohamed Surur are responsible for selling hundreds of tonnes of African ivory. This is the story of some of
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On January 31st, 2021, a government official, police sergeant and one other were arrested in possession of seven tusks weighing 51 kg. Robinson
By Nelson Mboco For Citizen DigitalPublished on: January 20, 2021 07:42 (EAT) Two men were sentenced to five years imprisonment or a fine of Ksh. 1million each for
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On Thursday evening, January 14th, 2021 and acting on intelligence from the Mara Elephant Project, officers of KWS and NPS arrested one of
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On January 5th, 2021, KWS officers with support from the Mara Elephant Project arrested two men with 3 tusks weighing 30 kg. They
Stories/Reports/Updates From 2020 December 27th, 2020: 6 Charged with Possessing 157 kg of Pangolin Scales – Nairobi December 18th, 2020 (44 kg): Detectives Disguised as
Six charged with possessing five boxes of pangolin scales by Klaus Masika December 30th In Summary • They committed the offence on December 27 at around 01100
Suspected poacher loses attempt to block extradition to US By Joseph Wangui Court Reporter Nation Media Group December 19th, 2020 A 60-year-old Kenyan believed to
40-year-old man arrested with elephant tusks worth Ksh.5.4M remanded 40-year-old man arrested with elephant tusks worth Ksh.5.4M remanded Border town, Gwitembe, Kenya; site of arrest
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On December 18th, 2020, Michael Ochokol was arrested in the border town of Busia with ivory in his home. DCI detectives and KWS
In the spring of 2015, the conservation world was rocked by three major ivory seizures that occurred within the space of a month. Thailand customs
Alphonse Otieno and Kangai Alpham were transporting the ivory in a Toyota Noah vehicle when they were apprehended Two arrested with 10 pieces of ivory
Two arrested in Marsabit County with 51 kg of Ivory and Two Arrested in Isiolo County with 7 kg. By Betty Njeru | December 3rd
2015 Ivory Seizure Set for February 2021 Hearings L to R: Abdurahman Mahmoud Sheikh, his half brother, father, and 3 other accused in Mombasa court
A Man Found Transporting Two Elephant Tusks Arraigned Before A Kabarnet Court By Benson Kelio/Joshua Kibet – Kenya News Agency A middle aged man from
Ivory Found in Vehicle with Hidden Compartment SNAPSHOT: On October 22, 2020, Cameroon officials stopped a vehicle 30 kms north of the Gabon border found
Three Arrested with 48 kg of Ivory Written By: KNA, October 24, 2020 12:19, KBC News SNAPSHOT: Police and KWS arrested 3 men in Kitale
Kenya Can Talk the Talk, but Can it Walk the Walk? On July 19, 1989, Kenya stood the world on its ear when it burned
Mansur Surur, 1 of 3 co-accused with Moazu Kromah, had absconded from Nairobi area court in June 2019. By Dzuya Walter For Citizen Digital Published
Swedish National, Abdikadir Mohamed Yusuf, and Kowsar Salah Ugas, were accused of dealing in 1.24 kg of rhino horn and other offences. By Joseph Ndunda September
Accused Will Remain in Custody for Bail Ruling Application on Tuesday by CLAUSE MASIKA The Star 28 September 2020 – 16:38 In Summary •During their arrest, they
They were being tracked for the last three months. by GILBERT KOECH The Star 26 September 2020 – 16:49 Two suspects were on Saturday morning
Accused found with 10 kg of ivory claimed he was running errands for an unidentified senior government officer. Monday, September 21, 2020 File | Nation
Man in possession of processed ivory worth Sh10m held in Nairobi By Cyrus Ombati | September 20th 2020 at 11:13:35 GMT +0300 A man was
Multi-agency team, acting on intelligence, arrested the two, a Kenyan and a foreigner preparing to sell to a government official By Peterson Githaiga | September
Four or more criteria present in a “cartel” case indicates that someone has their fingers on the scales. Sitting in the dock of courtroom 5,
Kitale police seize elephant tusks worth Sh1.4m By Osinde Obare | September 10th 2020 at 01:57:04 GMT +0300 Police in Kitale have impounded elephant tusks
The following numbers are based on seizure data from the Report’s focal countries: (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos) PANGOLIN: 82 reported seizures,
Four arrested with elephant tusks worth over Ksh.9 million in Kirinyaga By Johnson Muriithi For Citizen Digital Published on: September 4, 2020 11:26 (EAT) SEEJ-AFRICA:
* Poacher “Guyvanho,” is the first wildlife trafficker convicted in the Criminal Court in the Republic of Congo * Previously all environmental crimes were tried
China’s Ejiao Producers Are on a Quest for Africa’s Donkeys by Alexandria Williams In Africa it’s said that “if you don’t have a donkey you
This ‘rhino court’ had 100 percent poacher convictions. Why was it closed? By Laurel Neme – National Geographic SeeJ-AFRICA Thumbnail In March 2017, Skukuza Regional
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: Corporal Henry Onsongo was sentenced this past Friday at Kibera Court (April 14th) to 3 years in jail for the Possession of Wildlife
Two Teachers Amongst Five Arrested with 18 kg of Ivory in Kajiado County by Wycliffe, Kahawa Tungu August 8, 2020 The five including a deputy
Mansur Surur and how botched cases kept ivory cartels in business By JOHN KAMAU (Daily Nation) SeeJ-AFRICA: There are some inaccuracies relating to details on
Kenyan Police Arrest Fugitive Indicted in U.S. for Ivory, Rhino horn Trafficking MOMBASA (Reuters) – Kenyan police arrested a fugitive wanted in the United States
Police officer, two others found with elephant tusk arrested in Endebess (Mt. Elgon area) By GERALD BWISA Daily Nation July 25th, 2020: A police officer
John M. Sellar OBE is an independent advisor in the fields of anti-smuggling, fraud and organized crime. Between 1997 and 2011, he was Chief of
SEEJ-AFRICA: Kenya Wildlife Service for charging purposes typically sets the value of ivory at ksh 100,000 ($1000) per kilo so this seizure is probably about
From the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) SEEJ-AFRICA: This is, without doubt, a conviction of note. As noted by EIA Executive Director Mary Rice: it required
Has Poaching Increased or Decreased in Africa? On Friday July 10th, 2020, the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) presented the 2020 Wildlife
By Mary Rice Executive Director EIA Botswana has been in the news a lot this past week, following the mysterious mass die-off of hundreds of
Russia and the Woolly Mammoth Trade: How Climate Change Drives Illegal Tusk Trafficking SeeJ-Africa note: Mammoth ivory, while very real and ‘mined’ by the tonne
China secured huge international media coverage when its Government-controlled State media reported pangolin scales had been removed as a raw ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
Press Release: Elephant Poaching is not decreasing in most of Africa Forwarded from Journal of African Elephants Kasane, Botswana – New research led by Elephants Without
Malawi court convicts 7 Chinese, 2 Malawians on wildlife crimes: Sentencing July 3 June 21, 2020 Harold Kapindu -Nyasa Times The Lilongwe Magistrate Court on
Year long investigation by the Wildlife Justice Commission found criminal networks have moved away from China, Vietnam and Laos to Cambodia Ivory tusks found hidden
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala with Dr John Waithaka during a happier time in 2018. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP ‘Extreme interference by
By Linus Hiscox, studying MSc Global Biodiversity Health and Conservation at University of Bristol and DSWF Programmes and Policy Intern In 1979 the world’s elephant population totalled 1.3 million
Are trophy hunters serial killers? (Book Review) by Don Pinnock freelance environmental writer Supported by wealthy and powerful organisations like Safari Club International, the Dallas
‘This makes Chinese medicine look bad’: TCM supporters condemn illegal wildlife trade Experts warn the exploitation of endangered animals such as pangolin and tiger
Ivory/Rhino Horn Trafficker Lin Yun Hua still before Malawi Court Final witness testifies against Chinese in Malawi wildlife crime case Editor’s Synopsis:In December 2017, Chinese
A Laikipia man was on Thursday sentenced to five years in prison for being in possession of an elephant tusk worth Sh400,000. (approx estimated weight
Three nabbed in Laikipia while trying to sell elephant tusks (Kenya) Police and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) personnel in Laikipia County have arrested three men
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On May 15th, 2020, in Central Kenya, KWS undercover officers arrested two men with 38.6 kg of ivory. The suspects were found with
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On May 9th, 2020, Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officers arrested 3 men with 9 tusks weighing approximately 50 kg. The arrest was
On March 3rd, 2020, as I was trolling through the twitter news feed for conservation stories I came across “Poaching and the problem with conservation
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On March 10, 2020, Daniel Karanja Muchemi, was convicted of being in possession of 84 kg of ivory in Narok court. He was
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On July 12th, 2018, Joseph Wanjohi Muthee and his wife, Jane Wambui Wanjiru were arrested after a search in the Muthaiga area home
I was in Mombasa Court yesterday listening to a case from 2018 where two ‘gentlemen’ were snagged in a car heading to Mombasa with 37
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: January 23rd, 2020, a Ugandan primary teacher was arrested near the border town of Busia, Kenya, with ivory. He was travelling on a
In October 2018, on the strength of a study paper I wrote on “Courtroom Monitoring – Countering Corruption in Wildlife Crime “, I found myself
Three Arrested in Nairobi East with 55 kg of Ivory SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On January 14th, 2020, at approximately 16:30hr, investigators of the Kenya Wildlife Service
SEEJ-AFRICA: January 2nd, 2020, Mara Elephant Project Intelligence team supporting the KWS and police, arrested 3 with 39 kg of ivory. The arrest was made
I am going a little off script this week in an attempt to extricate myself from a shit pit I jumped into a few weeks
With Feisal Mohamed Ali firmly ensconced in the number one position of infamous Kenyan ivory traffickers, the brother’s Jefwa, Nicholas and Samuel, would be placed
Since my “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times” year in Afghanistan, I have become a healthy skeptic of official
MOAZU KROMAH AND THE CASE OF THE WEST AFRICAN IVORY CARTEL In a landscape where the obtaining of false passports, birth certificates and identification cards
This was initially published in April 10, 2019. Ephantus Mbare Gitongo was acquitted at Mombasa Law Courts on April 25th, 2019. This commentary will be
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On January 24, 2019, and acting on intelligence, Ugandan authorities stopped a truck/container on the Kampala outskirts carrying teak logs. The cargo, enroute to
December 20, 2018 The last year has not been kind to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) or perhaps it is more appropriate to say that
The Appeal Acquittal of Feisal Mohamed Ali: A Victory for Rule of Law, a Process Corrupted, or Both Could it have come at worse time
Two Arrested with 37 kg Ivory SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: June 9th, 2018, and acting on intelligence, Kenya Wildlife Service and National Police Service officers stopped a
Ahmed Mohamud Salah aka Ahmed Mahubub Gedi is the seventh accused in this case (1649/2017 Kibera). He was arrested 3-4 days after the initial six
216 kg of ivory seized in Nairobi home SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL On the evening of June 26th, 2017, officer from the Special Crimes Prevention Unit received
The Beginning of the End for Moazu Kromah Origin of consignment, last port before leaving Africa, seizure location, or destination location of some of Kromah’s
1097 kg of Ivory Found in Hollowed Timber SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: December 21st, 2016, Kenyan law enforcement seized just over one ton of ivory inbound for
Ivory Cartel Links to Man Charged with 112 kg of Elephant Tusks SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: On March 22nd, 2016, the Special Crimes Prevention Unit, acting on
No Charges Laid Despite Identical Logistics for Thailand 3.8 tonne Seizure Three Weeks Previous L to R: Abdurahman Mahmoud Sheikh, his half brother, father, and
Four Arrested with 43 kg in Controlled Delivery SEEJ-AFRICA THUMB NAIL: On the evening of May 26th, 2014, officers from the Special Crimes Prevention Unit
Guinean National, N’faly Doukoure, and Kenyan Kenneth Kamau Maina found with 131 pieces of ivory hidden in a Water Tanker Doukoure was deported mid-trial on
March 25th, 2014 – Seven charged for Ivory shipment from Kampala/Mombasa SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL On March 25th, 2014, an approximately 1 tonne shipment of ivory, hidden
Irrefutable Evidence of Cartel Ivory Stockpiling – DNA Analysis Shows Tusks from Same Elephants in Different Shipments DNA analysis found that tusks of 2 elephants
January 23rd, 2013 – 1833 kg of ivory found amongst mazera stones SNAPSHOT: Kenyan Authorities charged Fredrick Sababu Mungule (a clearing agent), James Ngala Kassiwa,
January 14th, 2013 – 3827 kg of ivory found amongst a consignment of mazera stones Kenyan Authorities charged Fredrick Sababu Mungule (a clearing agent), James
January 3rd, 2013 – 1323 kg of ivory amongst mazera stones SNAPSHOT: Kenyan Authorities charged Fredrick Sababu Mungule (a clearing agent), James Ngala Kassiwa (a
May 6th, 2011 – 1446 kg of Ivory Destined for Nigeria Found in Metal Boxes from Embassy of Brunei There is no Brunei Embassy in
Originating From Uganda, 247 Tusks Found Amongst 100’s of Boxes of Frozen Fish FREDRICK SABABU MUNGULE, a Kenyan clearing agent was identified as being involved
August 21st, 2010 – 317 ivory tusks and 5 rhino horn found in JKIA cargo area awaiting airfreight to Malaysia Kenneth Kamau Maina was charged
April 29th, 2010 – 2194 kg Ivory cut into 985 pieces and hidden in two shipping containers of dried seaweed from Kenya One Kenyan facilitator
Addis Ababa and Nairobi site of two ivory seizures in two days. Two Kenyan Men Charged By Mike Pflanz in Nairobi 30 September 2009 •
Kenyan authorities have seized 300kg (660 lbs) of illegal ivory hidden in coffins on a plane bound for Laos. Image: Over 1 tonne of ivory
Huge Ivory Seizure in Kenya, Two Men Arrested A Kenyan and Tanzanian were arrested while travelling from Tanzania, believed to be headed to Nairobi. This
