Fear as wildlife attacks residents in Naivasha

Residents of Naivasha are facing a trail of destruction in their farms.

Locals living near Mt Longonot and Hellgate National Park are the most affected.

Leopards and Hyenas have killed tens of livestock while Zebras , buffaloes and giraffes have left destructions in farms.

The crisis has been due to the ongoing drought that has pushed the wild animals near human settlement and farms in search of water and pasture.

According to Naivasha East MCA Staley Karanja, the animals were a threat to children whom are going to school.

 Karanja accused Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) of failing to address the problem.

“In the last one week, the leopards raided four homes and killed several goats and injured others, but KWS officers failed to act,” he said.

 One of the victims of the latest attack, narrated how she arrived home to find two sheep dead and scores of others injured.

The officers claimed that they did not have a vehicle as efforts to get assistance from KWS office in Longonot fails.

A Senior KWS officer admitted that the problem is beyond their control since all the game parks in Naivasha were not fenced.

“The biggest challenge we are currently facing is the drought which has pushed the wild animals into farms. But we hope this will change when it rains,” said the officer.