Two men appear in Nairobi court charged with illegally trading in ants

A Chinese national and his Kenyan co-accused have been charged before a Nairobi court over the alleged illegal trade in live ants.

The 37-year-old Chinese national, Zhang Kequn, and Charles Mwangi appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Irene Gichobi at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, where they denied multiple charges, including unlawful dealing in wildlife species and conspiracy to commit a…