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Kwale – Two arrested with live pangolin
SEEJ-AFRICA THUMBNAIL: KWS and police arrested two men on Monday in possession of a live pangolin. They were found in the Samburu area, approximately 70 km north west of Mombasa. Karisa Chome Chengo and Bakari Jawa Mweru have been arraigned in Marikani Law court and face charges under the Wildlife …
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