A prompt rescue operation by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to locate a missing family in Tsavo East National Park has drawn mixed reactions online, with critics questioning the agency's inconsistency in responding to similar cases.

The family, a couple and their two children-was reported missing on Monday this week while camping at Tsavo Trust.

According to KWS, they entered the park on Saturday at 5:40pm through Manyani Gate and were scheduled to spend two nights at the Lugard Falls Special Campsite, exiting via Sala Gate by Monday evening.

An immediate search was launched after the family failed to check out by the 8:00pm deadline.