From poacher to protector: The guardians of Watamu's sea turtles

Sammy Kenga and Francis Nyale, members of the Sabaki Turtle Foundation during a patrol at the Mambrui beach. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

Sammy Kenga was once among the notorious sea turtle trappers along the shores of Watamu in Kilifi County in the early 2000s.

In his community, turtles were considered a delicacy, and Kenga hunted them for food.