Wamuchomba suspects sinister motive behind hyena menace
Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba now says there is more than meets the eye in the recent spate of hyena attacks in Kiambu County which has left families devastated. In a statement on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Wamuchomba said she suspected that some government officials were engaged in sinister dealings which involved letting the carnivores on […]
Operation Ondoa Fisi: KWS names 4 key residential areas infested with hyenas
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has listed four key areas that are infested with hyenas, as it intensifies its campaign dubbed Operation Ondoa Fisi, aimed at returning them to their original habitat. In a statement issued through their official X account on Sunday, September 8, 2024, KWS listed Juja Farm, Thika West, Ruiru, and Athi River […]
Moses Kuria visits family of boy mauled by hyena in Juja, promises compensation in 6 months
Senior advisor in President William Ruto’s State House-based Council of Economic Advisors Moses Kuria has promised to personally ensure the family of four-year-old boy that was mauled by a hyena in Juja, Kiambu County, receives compensation within six months. This is after Kuria on the evening of Saturday, September 7, 2024, paid a visit to […]
CS Miano reveals new strategy to tackle hyena menace in Juja
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has revealed the new strategy her ministry has employed to address the hyena menace in Juja, Kiambu County. Taking to her official X account on Friday, September 6, 2024, Miano said the hyena menace around Juja area had reached inadmissible levels. Juja incident While regretting the attack on a five-year-old […]
KWS speaks after hyena attacks 5-year-old in Juja
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has announced plans to intensify its efforts to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in Juja after a tragic incident where a five-year-old child was killed by a hyena. The child’s death led to demonstrations that brought the Thika Superhighway to a standstill as residents protested the growing threat of hyena attacks in […]
Outrage in Juja as residents barricade Thika Highway after hyena kills child
Residents of Juja, Kiambu County barricaded the Thika superhighway for nearly two hours to protest against the killing of a young child by a hyena. This caused a traffic snarl-up on both sides of the busy highway that stretched for over three kilometers leaving travellers, among them secondary school students reporting back for the third […]
Kenya Power’s planned Sunday power interruptions to plunge Juja into darkness for 8 hours
A section of Juja area in Kiambu county will on Sunday, September 1, 2024, experience a power blackout that will last for eight hours. Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) in a statement issued on the night of Saturday, August 31, 2024, stated that the said area will experience the blackout due to planned power […]