A hotel owner in Bomet County was arrested after health officials discovered he was illegally serving flamingo meat to customers. The apprehension occurred during a sting operation led by Director of Public Health Leonard Lang’at and County Public Health Officer Felix Langat.

• Freshly supplied flamingo meat and meat already being cooked were found during the raid.
• Bomet County Government stated the owner was apprehended for "allegedly selling flamingos."
• The incident is part of a wider crackdown on unlawful food businesses, following over 3500 cases of stomach pains reported in the county recently, linked to contaminated food.