On Wednesday night, a marauding elephant killed a 72-year-old man at Likoni village in Kibwezi East Constituency, Makueni County.
Mzee Musili Musembi, rumoured to have escaped a hyena attack in 2020, was killed by the lone Female elephant that night as he made his way home.
In the incident of 2020, the story has it that the man battled off a hyena that had attacked his livestock. He thus bruised his hand.
In the vicinity of Tsavo East National Park on Thursday, angry residents protested the Kenya Wildlife Services' (KWS) apparent failure to act quickly in cases of human-wildlife conflict by holding onto the body of the father of six.
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Neighbours who stopped the police from removing the man's body wanted to speak with Penina Malonza, the Wildlife Cabinet Secretary (CS). They also demanded that KWS wardens kill the wild elephant.
Police had to fire into the air to disperse the angry crowd to recover Musembi's body.
His remains are now at the Kibwezi Hospital mortuary for storage.
Over recent months, the increasing number of human-wildlife conflicts in the area have led to fatalities and severe property and agricultural production devastation, which have alarmed locals.
An electric fence was installed by the Tsavo Trust, a local conservancy, and the Makueni County Government to stop the wild animals; however, it was unsuccessful.
According to BBC Wildlife, wild elephants claim the lives of 500 people yearly.
"Elephant herds have been known to raid farms and villages, goring or trampling any people who stand in their way. 500 people each year die as a result of elephant blows, which can kill instantly "According to BBC Wildlife's official website.
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