KWS guns down 3 poachers in Mt. Elgon

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) security officers on Wednesday morning reportedly gunned down three poachers in Mt. Elgon National Park in Trans Nzoia County.

According to a statement sent to newsrooms, the officers were on routine patrol inside the park when they encountered five poachers, two of whom were armed.

“An exchange of fire between the KWS team and the poachers resulted in three of the poachers being shot dead. The two poachers who were armed managed to escape with injuries,” reads the statement.

“The KWS team recovered various paraphernalia commonly used by poachers from the scene of the incident.”