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Police officer fined Ksh.3million for possessing Elephant tusk

A court in Kajiado has sentenced a man to pay a fine of Ksh.3 million or in default serve a 5-year jail term.

Nick Kinyili Mwendwa, an administration police officer from Imara Daima police post was found guilty of illegal possession of a worked-on elephant tusk in Kitengela in the year 2020.

He was arrested by a multi-agency team on August 13, 2020 after he attempted to sell the elephant tusk.

The accused was convicted and penalized on Friday by Kajiado Principal Magistrate Irene Kahuya.

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