A livestock keeper in Karachuonyo constituency is counting losses after a suspected stray leopard attacked and killed his six sheep on Wednesday afternoon.
Dan Akicho from Kakwa-Juok village in North Karachuonyo location lost his livestock when the wild animal invaded his home, where he tethered the sheep to graze.
“I had tethered my sheep in the well-fenced compound and left home. I was later informed on the phone they had been killed,” he said.
Akicho, who spoke on Thursday, said he returned home and found the neck of each sheep was broken.
However, their carcasses were intact. The leopard only sucked their blood.
“I suspect the wild animal is a leopard because it normally attacks livestock in that manner,” Akicho said.
He appealed to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to intervene and eradicate leopards from their village.
Last year, a farmer lost eight sheep in a similar incident.
He said wild animals were causing serious economic drawbacks in the area.
North Karachuonyo chief Wilson Were urged residents to cooperate by reporting such issues to avoid more losses.
The administrator said reporting such cases would enable the government to undertake investigations and possibly compensate them.
“Residents have been informed to be alert and report such incidents for fast assistance. We want to be reporting the issues to KWS for redress,” Were said.
