HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT

Rogue Elephant disembowels 73-year-old farmer

In Summary

• Elderly farmer trampled, disemboweled by rogue elephant.

• KWS patrolling Nthunguni area in Mtito Andei location.

by KNA

31 December 2020 - 11:24

A 73-year-old farmer was trampled to death and disemboweled by a rogue elephant in Kibwezi East subcounty, Makueni.

The man was identified as Charles Mutisya who was killed on Wednesday at 7am as he tended his farm in Nthunguni area in Mtito Andei location.

He was attacked by the jumbo that strayed from Tsavo East National Park.

Police from Mtito Andei police station and the Kenya Wildlife Services visited the scene.

Makueni county police Commander Joseph Ole Naipeyan said police and KFS rangers are patrolling the area.

The body was taken to Makindu Subcounty Hospital mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem.

(Edited by V. Graham)