- Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials visited the scene and established that the lioness entered the compound and chased after two dogs killing them.
- A 17-year-old boy who heard the commotion woke up his mother informing him of the lioness outside their manyatta.
A police reservist came to the rescue of villagers in Ilmotiok village, Laikipia and killed a marauding lion that had invaded homes.
The lion is believed to have killed two dogs in the July 30 morning incident before an alarm was raised.
The reservist responded and killed the wild animal.
Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials visited the scene and established that the lioness entered the compound and chased after two dogs killing them.
A 17-year-old boy who heard the commotion woke up his mother informing him of the lioness outside their manyatta.
They screamed for help and the villagers responded there with the reservist killing it.
This was after the lioness had entered into the manyatta and was trapped therein.
A dog carcass was found lying on the floor while a remnant of another dog lay on the bed having been partially consumed by the lioness.
The carcasses were disposed of from the scene.
Many wild animals roam in the area causing human-wildlife conflict.
In Makindu, Makueni, an elephant trampled one Paul Mutua Kasimu in an attack.
The deceased was a herder and was taking care of animals in Mikululo forest, officials said.
He had gone missing on July 29 prompting fears he could have been killed.
The matter was reported prompting his search by personnel from police and KWS.
The body was discovered in the forest where it lay after he had been trampled by an elephant.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending further probe.
Such attacks are common in the area. This is part of the wildlife-human conflict that is common in places near national parks.
KWS has mounted a campaign to address the menace, which includes fencing the areas.
Officials said the loss of habitat and climate change threatened the number of wild animals and that their future looked "bleak".
The officials say policies aimed at enabling communities to co-exist with wildlife were vital.
The government and conservation groups have a compensation program for people and herders whose livestock are killed by wild animals.
President William Ruto recently launched a compensation scheme for damages arising from human-wildlife conflict.
During the launch, Ruto said that in 2022, the compensation claims stood at Sh7 billion for the period 2014-2023.
The government has since paid Sh4 billion. He said the remaining Sh3 billion compensation claims will be paid.
He said the process of compensation will in future be made easier, saying unnecessary bureaucracy will be eliminated.
“We have also made changes, previously if someone got mauled to death by an elephant, compensation was Sh200,000. We have now said if a citizen is killed by an elephant compensation is Sh5 million,” Ruto added.
Ruto said that the government would compensate for injuries from wildlife attacks depending on the extent of harm inflicted by the animals up to a maximum of Sh4 million.
The Head of State pointed out that the partnership between the government, the private sector and communities is key in sustaining conservation efforts.
“We must involve the people in conservation because citizens being at the core of every plan ensures sustainability,” Ruto said.