Humphrey Malalo

Nairobi

Journalist at Reuters

east africa correspondent reuters nairobi

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Kenyan court sentences ant smugglers to $7,700 fine or one-year in prison

1 week ago | primeafrica.co.ke | Humphrey Malalo |Hereward Holland |Monicah Mwangi

Ant smuggling poses additional threat to wildlife ecosystem Queen ants would fetch over $900,000 in Asia, North America and Europe, magistrate says Kenya Wildlife Service warns against biodiversity plunder Nairobi, Kenya - A Kenyan court has handed down landmark fines to four men involved in the attempted trafficking of thousands of rare queen ants, in a case that experts say signals a shift in global biopiracy from iconic species like elephants to lesser-known but ecologically vital insects....
Kenyan court convicts four ant traffickers, fines each $7,700

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Humphrey Malalo |Monicah Mwangi

07 May 2025 - 14:45 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Samples of garden ants concealed in syringes are presented to court as two Belgian nationals, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan national appeared for the hearing of their case, after they pleaded guilty to illegal possession and trafficking of garden ants, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 15 2025.
Kenya court fines four men for trafficking thousands of queen ants

1 week ago | ca.marketscreener.com | Hereward Holland |Humphrey Malalo

NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men $7,700 each for trying to traffic thousands of ants valuable to the country's ecosystem, in cases experts say signal a shift in biopiracy from trophies like elephant ivory to lesser-known species. Authorities arrested two Belgian teenagers, a Vietnamese man and a Kenyan national on April 5, accusing them in two separate cases of trying to smuggle out roughly 5,440 giant African harvester queen ants.
Kenya court fines four men for trafficking thousands of queen ants

1 week ago | uk.marketscreener.com | Hereward Holland |Humphrey Malalo

NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men $7,700 each for trying to traffic thousands of ants valuable to the country's ecosystem, in cases experts say signal a shift in biopiracy from trophies like elephant ivory to lesser-known species. Authorities arrested two Belgian teenagers, a Vietnamese man and a Kenyan national on April 5, accusing them in two separate cases of trying to smuggle out roughly 5,440 giant African harvester queen ants.
Kenya court fines four men for trafficking thousands of queen ants

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hereward Holland |Humphrey Malalo

By Hereward Holland and Humphrey MalaloNAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men $7,700 each for trying to traffic thousands of ants valuable to the country's ecosystem, in cases experts say signal a shift in biopiracy from trophies like elephant ivory to lesser-known species.
Two bodies recovered from Kenyan church in case with echoes of starvation cult

3 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Humphrey Malalo

Kenyan police have recovered two bodies and rescued 57 people at a church in the country's west, according to an internal report, in a case with echoes of the starvation of hundreds of people in a doomsday cult in Kenya two years ago. Police retrieved the two bodies from the premises of St Joseph Missions of Africa Church in Migori County on Monday, according to a police report seen by Reuters.
Six police personnel killed in Kenya by suspected Al-Shabaab fighters

1 month ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Humphrey Malalo

At least six police personnel were killed in Kenya while four were injured in an attack on a police camp by suspected Islamist militants in Garissa county in the country's east on the border with Somalia, police said. The assault which occurred early on Sunday was carried out by suspected fighters from Somalia's Al-Qaeda-allied Al-Shabaab group, said a police report sent out to the media. Al-Shabaab frequently carries out cross-border attacks in the area against both military and civilian targets.
Six police personnel killed in Kenya by suspected Al-Shabaab fighters

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Humphrey Malalo

At least six police personnel were killed in Kenya while four were injured in an attack on a police camp by suspected Islamist militants in Garissa county in the country's east on the border with Somalia, police said. The assault which occurred early on Sunday was carried out by suspected fighters from Somalia's Al-Qaeda-allied Al-Shabaab group, said a police report sent out to the media. Al-Shabaab frequently carries out cross-border attacks in the area against both military and civilian targets.
DRC demands international sanctions 'to stop Rwanda'

Feb 4, 2025 | timeslive.co.za | Ange Kasongo |Benoit Nyemba |Humphrey Malalo

04 February 2025 - 10:09 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. A Red Cross team member marks body references on the day of the burial of victims of the fighting in Goma after the intensification of fighting between M23 rebels and the DRC army, at ITIG Cemetery, in Goma, North Kivu province, in eastern DRC on February 3 2025.
Kenya’s supreme court quashes ruling that voided 2023 finance law

Oct 29, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Humphrey Malalo

Kenya's supreme court on Tuesday quashed a decision by an appeals court nullifying the 2023 finance law, a victory for the government after protests forced President William Ruto to withdraw this year's finance bill. The finance bills form the main vehicle for the government to set out revenue-raising measures, and Ruto's administration has been relying on the 2023 finance law to continue collecting taxes after the rollback of this year's legislation.