The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has successfully secured the conviction of two men for illegally possessing four elephant tusks weighing 24.9 kilograms and valued at KSh2.49 million.
Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Njeri Thuku of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts sentenced Moriati Ole Kimore and Lepapa Saruni to five years’ imprisonment each after they were found guilty of illegally possessing four elephant tusks weighing 24.9 kilograms and valued at KSh2.49 million.
The conviction follows their arrest on August 28, 2024, in the Ntarara area of Kajiado South Sub-County.
The two were intercepted while transporting the ivory on a motorcycle and arrested by a Serious Crimes Unit working under a multi-agency task force comprising various national security agencies.
During the trial, the Prosecution, led by Ms. Paula Rono, presented compelling evidence linking the accused to the illegal possession and transportation of ivory.
