Richard Leakey

Richard Leakey

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and chairman of the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) Richard Leakey (left) pose for the press after the president lit on fire parts of an estimated 105 tonnes of ivory and a tonne of rhino horn confiscated from smugglers and poachers at the Nairobi National Park near Nairobi, Kenya, April 30, 2016. Photo :Reuters

Richard Leakey, Kenyan conservationist who campaigned against ivory trade, has died

President Uhuru Kenyatta said Leakey had "served our country with distinction"