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Willis Okumu

Cheetah cubs exotic pet crisis fuelling illegal wildlife trade across borders

Africa

Cheetah cubs exotic pet crisis fuelling illegal wildlife trade across borders

By Valtino Omolo and Willis Okumu

Call for urgent reform as trophy hunting decimates near-extinct super tuskers on the Kenya-Tanzania border

South Africa

Call for urgent reform as trophy hunting decimates near-extinct super tuskers on the Kenya-Tanzania border

By Valtino Omolo and Willis Okumu

Thriving market for scrap metal smuggling requires greater mettle in protecting East Africa infrastructure

Africa

Thriving market for scrap metal smuggling requires greater mettle in protecting East Africa infrastructure

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth

Africa

Fake overseas job recruitment scams lead to human trafficking traps for East Africa youth

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

Rising demand from China pushes up illegal depletion of Lake Victoria’s Nile perch swim bladders

Africa

Rising demand from China pushes up illegal depletion of Lake Victoria’s Nile perch swim bladders

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

Criminal syndicates launder hundreds of millions from stolen US Covid-19 funds in Kenya

Africa

Criminal syndicates launder hundreds of millions from stolen US Covid-19 funds in Kenya

By Willis Okumu and Mohamed Daghar

Africa

Sandalwood burn ignites high profile awareness of Kenya’s illegal trade

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

No silver bullet to stop cattle rustling and protect pastoralist economies in East Africa

Africa

No silver bullet to stop cattle rustling and protect pastoralist economies in East Africa

By Tadesse Simie Metekia for ISS Today