Kenya: Poaching Fines Must Be Made Punitive

22 April 2013

ON Friday a Vietnamese man was fined Sh40,000 for smuggling Sh5.7 million of ivory through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

This ruling was totally ridiculous. It as if a robber steals $1,000,000 from a bank and is fined $10,000 after he is caught. The punishment should fit the crime.

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