{
  "id": 15161748,
  "title": "Two men found with wildlife trophies jailed for life in Malindi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/two-men-found-with-wildlife-trophies-jailed-for-life-in-malindi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T08:29:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/two-men-found-with-wildlife-trophies-jailed-for-life-in-malindi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two men from Malindi, Nzai Kazungu Nzai and Nzai Ruwa Kapombe, have been sentenced to life in prison for possessing endangered wildlife trophies without proper permits. Senior Principal Magistrate Joy Shiundu Wesonga ruled that the pair failed to provide legal documents to justify their possession of the trophies, dismissing their defense as it could not negate the overwhelming prosecution evidence.\n\nOn January 17, 2025, Kenya Wildlife Service officers intercepted the two men on a motorcycle near Naivas Supermarket in Malindi. They found nine pieces of elephant tusks, a leopard skin, and a cheetah skin concealed in a polythene sheet within the pair's luggage. The court found that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and both men were found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of Ksh 20 million each, or face life imprisonment. The recovered wildlife trophies will be handed over to the Kenya Wildlife Service for safe custody or destruction as per law. The defendants have 14 days to appeal the conviction.",
  "summary": "Two men found in possession of endangered wildlife trophies in Malindi have been jailed for life. Senior Principal Magistrate Joy Shiundu Wesonga convicted Nzai Kazungu Nzai and Nzai Ruwa Kapombe of being in possession of an endangered wildlife trophy without a permit or lawful exemption, contrary to Section 92(4) as read with Section 105 of […] The post Two men found with wildlife trophies…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Two men sentenced to life imprisonment over wildlife trophies in Malindi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/two-men-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-over-wildlife-trophies-in",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:37:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}