Ernest Agina, AWF’s cybercrime investigation manager, says the forensic tool can decode data from devices collected from arrested suspects, with consistent information being presented in court for prosecution. The officer using the device to extract evidence from a suspect’s mobile phone must be certified,” says Wamukoya. This innovation, Ms Wamukoya says, came along after Kenya amended the Evidence Act, allowing the admissibility of electronic evidence in court. “World over, prosecution of poaching cases has been struggling with admissible evidence in court. We are also planning to sensitise prosecutors, lawyers, investigators and magistrates in Kenya on how evidence from this forensic device can resolve wildlife crime cases,” she says.

Source: Daily Nation April 09, 2020 11:26 UTC