THE Star has just finished running an extensive series on elephant poaching in Samburu and Laikipia. It is very easy to blame the Chinese who buying virtually all the stolen ivory from Kenya. They are fuelling and driving the trade. But the Kenyan state must also stand condemned. The Star stories named names and exposed the networks behind the illegal ivory trade. The frightening thing is that the information in these stories is common knowledge in upcountry towns like Archers Post. Everyone, including the police and the KWS, knows who the poachers are. So why is nothing done?...
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