Francis Awino Onyango · LEAD
The Man Behind the Badge: How Prof. Erastus Kanga Turned Kenya’s Premier Wildlife Agency into a Theatre of Corruption, Fear and Impunity
When activist Francis Awino was arrested last week on charges of attempted extortion, the Kenya Wildlife Service boss who ordered his prosecution had a story of his own to tell. A Kenya Insights investigation, drawing on official government reports, court records, parliamentary transcripts and whistleblower testimony, lays bare the scandal-riddled tenure of Prof. Erastus Kanga and asks the question authorities have not: does the man who controls the gun have a clean enough hand to point it at anyone?