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Crocodile attacks, kills woman as she fetches water in Mwingi

Residents of Ngungani village in Mwingi, Kitui County gather around a crocodile that was killed by KWS officers after it attacked a woman who was fetching water from Kiambere dam on March 13, 2019. The woman died after excessive bleeding. PHOTO | BONIFACE MWANIKI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  BONIFACE MWANIKI

What you need to know:

  • Kakuyu Location Chief Agnes Muthoka termed the early morning incident as shocking.
  • Mumoni MCA Johnson Kanandu said the county government will establish safe water points away from the dam.
  • KWS officers from Mwea National Reserve later shot and killed the crocodile that attacked the woman.

Residents of Ngungani village in Mumoni Ward in Kitui County living near Kiambere dam on Wednesday woke up to rude shock after a woman was killed by a crocodile while fetching water from the dam.

Kanyiva Kilonzo from Kawala in Ngungani village is said have bled to death after a crocodile chopped off her leg below the knee.

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