Wildlife attacks: 24 Homa Bay families seek compensation from KWS
Ndhiwa residents view the carcass of a crocodile killed by Kenya Wildlife Service rangers on February 2, 2024, after it killed and swallowed an 11-year-old boy in Manyuru village in Homa Bay County.
KWS rangers later killed the crocodile in River Kuja and retrieved the body of the child after dissecting the reptile.
Besides deaths and injuries, some families are seeking compensation after their crops were destroyed by animals.
At least 24 families in Homa Bay County are seeking compensation from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) after their kin were attacked by wild animals under different circumstances resulting in deaths, injuries and destruction of property.
The families want KWS to pay them for the losses amidst concerns from fishermen in the county that the payment process takes too long. The cases were recorded over the past 12 months.
