Irate locals kill two elephants
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Irate Kajiado residents kill two elephants after one of them killed a child in the village and injured the child's mother
Irate Kajiado residents kill two elephants after one of them killed a child in the village and injured the child’s mother.
Two elephants were slain by enraged residents of Rombo village in Kajiado South on Saturday, making a total of three elephants killed in the area in one week.
The residents reacted after one of the elephants killed a child in the village and seriously injured the child’s mother.
The locals killed the elephants after the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) failed to intervene right away, resulting in two deaths.
Following the event, KWS intervened and shot the third elephant.
Loitoktok Police Commander Shadrack Ruto confirmed the incident, attributing the elephants’ presence in the village to the ongoing drought in the region.
The scarcity of water and food in wildlife reserves has driven the elephants to seek survival in human settlements, where they can find watering holes and pastures.
Considering the potential danger posed by the elephants to the local residents, it was decided that the community members would hold a meeting with government officials to address the situation.
During the meeting scheduled for Sunday, August 6, Rombo residents will be sensitized about the ongoing issue of human-wildlife conflict in their area.
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The residents were seen using crude weapons such as spears and machetes to chase away elephants.
In July 2023, the government launched a compensation program to address the devastating impact of human-wildlife conflict.
Some Ksh908 million was allocated to compensate family members who lost loved ones, suffered injuries, or experienced property destruction due to wildlife encounters across the country.
Tourism, Wildlife, and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Penina Malonza revealed that the government would spend Ksh5 billion had been set aside to compensate families affected by human-wildlife conflict.
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