This archive report was first published on 12 September 2019.
On September 12, 2019, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials made a significant breakthrough in the fight against poaching by taking three suspects into custody for allegedly selling bushmeat at the Burma market in Nairobi.
According to KWS, the three suspects were arrested during a crackdown on the market, where six stalls were raided and 3,000 kilograms of bushmeat and equipment used in the trade were recovered.
This is not the first time the Burma market has been targeted in the war against poaching. In June 2019, sixteen butchers were arrested and charged with dealing, being in possession, and selling uninspected meat after 800 kilograms of bushmeat were impounded.
Additionally, in August 2019, three other suspects were arrested in Naivasha when KWS rangers impounded 200 kilograms of buffalo meat.
"Three suspects have been arraigned in Kibera Law Courts in Nairobi over illegal bushmeat trade," wrote KWS on their Twitter handle. "A crackdown has netted 3,000kg of bushmeat and equipment used in the trade in a raid on six stalls in the Burma market."
