Let ‘lost’ jumbos have peace, they know where they’re going – KWS
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has urged Uasin Gishu County residents to resist the temptation of attacking five male elephants, who reportedly escaped from a conservancy in Laikipia County last Thursday. In their tweet on Friday, July 19, KWS said the elephants “lost their route” at Timboroa Forest in Baringo County while heading to Mau […]
KWS officers kill man while chasing elephants on the loose
![The jumbos were on Friday, July 19, spotted walking across a tarmac road linking Timboroa and Eldoret. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]](https://k24.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jumbo.jpg)
By Kirui Soi. Kenya Wildlife Service officers on Friday, July 19, accidentally shot dead a 65-year-old man from Timboroa in Baringo County as they were chasing five elephants said to have escaped from a Laikipia conservancy. Julius Mwenda Kihara, a potato trader, died on the spot after getting struck by a stray bullet. Timboroa Location […]