Two men who were found in possession of bush meat were on Friday fined Sh200,000 each or in default be jailed for one year by a Kilgoris Court.
Mathias Juma and Vincent Oyienda were brought before Kilgoris Resident Magistrate Monica Munyendo accused of having been found with 10 Kgs of Zebra meat valued at Sh4,000 at Kilae village in Trans Mara West Sub County on
Wednesday.
The court was told that Kenya Wildlife Service officers who were on patrol, found the suspects after they received a tip off from members of the public that some suspects were in possession of bush meat .
The court was further told that when the officers carried out a search in the suspects home they found two heads belonging to zebras that were recently slaughtered. The suspects were unable to produce documents permitting them to have game meat.
Juma and Oyienda pleaded guilty to the charge. They however told the court to be lenient saying they had slaughtered the zebras because food had become expensive.
In her ruling, Munyendo said that the killing of wild animals is a serious offence as they are a source of tourist attraction and if care is not taken most of them would be extinct in future which will be detrimental to the economy.
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