A stray elephant attacked and killed one person who later succumbed to injuries in Modogashe, Lagdera constituency, Garissa county.
The September 2, 2024, incident that killed Khalif Jellow at the Togdub sub-location also left several goats and sheep dead during the attack.
Speaking to KNA on the phone, the area MP Abdikadir Hussein said that on September 10, public members reported seeing two stray lions within their settlements and grazing fields in the Modogashe and Ilan area.
The latest incident took place on Monday night when two attacked and injured two male adults in the Serbi area some three km from Modogashe town.
Hassan Ibrahim, 29 and Mohamed Ibrahim, 31 who were herding their animals in the fields were attacked by the elephants and nursing serious injuries at the Modogashe sub county hospital.
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Stray elephants and lions believed to be coming from the neighboring Meru National Park are causing panic and fear among the residents of Modogashe and neighboring areas.
The legislator said that despite the local leadership and residents' calls for KWS to drive away the wild animals, nothing has been done.
Hussein said that the most worrying thing was that the attacks were happening within human settlements and grazing fields.
“Our people are pastoralists by nature and they move far and wide in search of water and pasture for their livestock. Unfortunately, as they are going about their normal lives they encounter these stray wild lives which pose a big threat to their lives and their animals.”
“It’s my appeal to KWS to act now so that my constituents can go about their business without fear of being attacked by wild animals.”
