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Sh200m electric fence around forest keeps Laikipia farmers happy

Marauding elephants, monkeys, baboons, hyenas and sometimes lions would descend on farms, leaving a trail of destruction and sometimes death.

Photo credit: Eric Matara | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The high-voltage fence has played a major role in keeping animals and humans separate.

For many years, residents of Laikipia West, Laikipia County, have suffered huge losses from wild animals invading their homes and farms.

Marauding elephants, monkeys, baboons, hyenas and sometimes lions would descend on farms, leaving a trail of destruction and sometimes death.