Johannesburg

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Pleasantly warm.

12°C
29°C

7 day forecasts

Ranger scandal hits Kenya

2004-11-09 10:46

Nairobi - The Kenyan government has suspended the head of the country's wildlife authorities over a scandal in recruitment of trainee game rangers, officials said on Tuesday.

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) director Evans Mukolwe was suspended on Monday after anti-graft officers launched investigations into an alleged recruitment scandal in the state-run body, said government spokesman Alfred Mutua.

"Mukolwe was suspended after anti-corruption officers moved in to probe a scandal over the recruitment of trainee-game rangers," he told AFP.

Officials in Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), a body charged with combating graft in the country, said preliminary investigations had shown that about 520 of nearly 1 000 trainee rangers were recruited after recommendations by politicians.

"There is a talk of bribery and favourism in the whole exercise," which took place early and mid this year, said a KACC official, who asked not to be named.

KWS, formed in 1989, has been rocked by numerous management scandals, resulting in the firing of three former directors at different times in the past decade.

Wildlife form the core part of Kenya's mainstay tourism sector.

- AFP

inside news24

Cpt: 13-19°C Light rain late. More clouds than sun. Mild. Pta: 15-31°C More sun than clouds. Pleasantly warm.
Jhb: 12-29°C Mostly sunny. Pleasantly warm. Bloem: 12-27°C High level clouds. Pleasantly warm.
Dbn: 17-25°C Passing showers. More clouds than sun. Mild. PE: 13-23°C Partly sunny. Mild.
7 day forecasts...
Western Cape Eastern Cape Kwazulu Natal Gauteng

Fourways - 19:31:34 PM Traffic lights not working at the William Nicol Drive Interchange More traffic reports...

Here are the winning Lotto numbers from the Saturday, November 7 draw.

18, 24, 25, 31, 35, 42 Bonus 38

Lotto plus: 4, 14, 17, 20, 21, 34 Bonus 3

SMS the word Lotto to 31222 to get lotto numbers sent directly to your phone. The service costs just R10 per month. 
More lotto numbers...

Jobs - Find your dream job

PHP Contractor

Western Cape - Cape Town
Hire Resolve
R20,000-25,000 Per Month

PHP Contractor

Western Cape - Cape Town
Hire Resolve
R20,000-25,000 Per Month

PHP Developer

Western Cape - Cape Town
Hire Resolve
R20,000-25,000 Per Month

Cars - Search 1000's of new and used cars

AUDI

2008 A4 1.8T Multitronics from R 269 000

AUDI

A6 3.0 T FSi Quattro Tiptronic
2009
R 584,900.00

TOYOTA

RAV4 2.0 VX 4x4 MY06
2009
R 329,990.00

PEUGEOT

407 ST Comfort 2.0
2005
R 109,000.00

Property - Find a new home

NELSPRUIT

Single Residential R2,040,000

WORCESTER

Farm R1,500,000

MONTE SERENO

Single Residential R3,800,000

Travel - Look, Book, Go!

Free Games - TOO MUCH NEWS? TAKE A BREAK!