The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has called on the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) court to impose a severe sentence on the four people, including three foreigners, who pleaded guilty to smuggling 5,000 queen ants with a market price of Ksh1.2 million.
The request, which comes ahead of their sentencing on May 7, was made because of the implications smuggling would have on Kenya's ecosystem.
During court proceedings on Wednesday, April 22, the lead prosecutors in the case, Allen Mulama, Paula Rono, and Bramwel Shitsama, presented reports from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Kenyan National Museums.
The report from the Kenya National Museums, authored by a senior entomologist, sought to outline the crucial role ants play in the ecosystem.
