Kenya prepares for huge ivory burn The Kenya Wildlife Service launches the clearance of ivory from its secure strong rooms in readiness for the huge burn set for the end of this month. Kenya is set to burn the vast majority of its ivory stockpile -- as much as 105 tonnes -- in a highly publicized display led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and attended by a gaggle of celebrities, conservationists and heads of state. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.