This archive report was first published on 7 August 2019.
Published on August 7, 2019, a shocking revelation has emerged about the consumption of bush meat in Nairobi.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has identified Naivasha and Gilgil as the main sources of game meat consumed in the popular Burma market in Nairobi.
On Tuesday, KWS officers arrested three suspects, including a prominent businessman, in Marula farm off the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. The suspects were loading over 200kgs of buffalo meat into a getaway vehicle following a tip-off by guards working in the farm.
According to KWS assistant director Aggrey Maumo, the majority of game meat in Burma market is sourced from Naivasha and Gilgil. He warned that the days of unscrupulous traders targeting buffalo and zebra meat for commercial purposes are numbered.
Maumo noted that wild animals outside of parks and ranches are being killed and sold to unsuspecting customers in the market.
