- The animal dragged the 13-year-old into the deeper side of the river prompting other children to panic, rush out and raise alarm.
- Elsewhere, a 65-year-old man who had gone to take a bath at the shores of Lake Turkana was killed by a crocodile.
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Two people were separately killed by crocodiles in increasing such incidents.
The incidents happened in Mandera and Lake Turkana.
The first incident happened at the weekend in Rhamu, Mandera county.
Police said a 13-year-old had gone to swim in Rhamudintu river in Bulla Afya area with other children when a crocodile struck.
The animal dragged him into the deeper side of the river prompting other children to panic, rush out and raise alarm.
The body was later retrieved and taken to Rhamudintu dispensary for postmortem and released to the family members to bury as per Muslim rites.
Kenya Wildlife Service officials were informed of the tragedy.
Elsewhere, a 65-year-old man who had gone to take a bath at the shores of Lake Turkana was killed by a crocodile.
Police said the incident happened on Saturday and saw Kharite Loitabwa killed on the spot.
He had gone to the lake for a bath and did not return prompting his relatives to start looking for him.
His body was later found floating in the lake. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officers visited the scene at the lake's shores, and retrieved the body.
Police said most parts of the body had been eaten by crocodiles but the family still managed to positively identify it. Body was later handed over to them for burial.
Cases of attacks by the animals are on the rise.
Last week, a 42-year-old man was attacked by a crocodile on River Ewaso Nyiro, in Bulessa, Isiolo county.
The crocodiles have increased in the area following heavy rains experienced in most parts of the country.
Kara Halkano was attacked by the crocodile while crossing River Ewaso Nyiro to the other side of Gafarsa on Thursday.
The attack resulted in multiple injuries to the victim before he was rescued and taken to hospital.
He was taken to Merti Sub-County Hospital for treatment.
Officials have warned residents to be careful while crossing the river as it has many crocodiles.
Some of the crocodiles have been swept downstream further spreading the dangers on the river.
President William Ruto launched a compensation scheme for damages arising from human-wildlife conflict.
During the launch, Ruto said in 2022, the compensation claims stood at Sh7 billion for the period 2014-2023.
The government has since paid Sh4 billion. He said the remaining Sh3 billion claims will be paid in the next 60 days.
“The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife should speed up the verification exercise and work closely with MPs to ensure the remaining 7,000 families are compensated in the next 60 days,” he said.
Ruto presented a Sh960 million cheque for victims of human-wildlife conflict across the country.
He said the process of compensation will in future be made easier, adding that unnecessary bureaucracy will be eliminated.