Two Kenyans have been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for unlawfully possessing four elephant tusks weighing 24.9 kilograms with a market value of Ksh2.49. The two Moriati Ole Kimore and Lepapa Saruni were handed the jail term by Senior Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, following a successful conviction by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
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 Paula Rono from the ODPP, presented compelling evidence linking the accused to the unlawful possession and transportation of ivory.
