A middle-aged man is nursing serious injuries after he was attacked by a hippopotamus in Mbui Njeru village, Kirinyaga County.

According to reports, Harrison Njiru, who suffered severe injuries, was rescued by neighbors who were passing by.

The neighbors then rushed him to a private hospital in Mwea town, where he is currently recuperating.

It is reported that Njiru is out of danger, further noting that abdominal and chest injuries were the most visible.

It forced the intervention of Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) officials, who later shot the hippo, and residents enjoyed free meat, which they took home

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The locals also decried the recent rising incidents of hippo attacks, calling on the government to intervene.