Two men have been convicted after being found in possession of an elephant tusk weighing about five kilograms valued at Ksh.500,000 without lawful authority.
Appearing before the court on January, Thursday 15, 2025, Samuel Kazungu Duka, 50, and Nelson Kiringi Nzai, 25, were each fined Ksh.1 million or, in default, to serve two and a half years in prison.
According to reports, the court handed down the sentence after the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
The court heard that the two were apprehended on September 12, 2023, at around 12.30 pm in the Chumani area of Kilifi North Sub-County after they were intercepted by law enforcement officers acting on credible intelligence.
The officers then recovered an elephant tusk concealed in a yellow nylon sack without any permit or lawful authority.
