The Kenya Wildlife Services is on the spot following an increase in wildlife attacks around Lake Naivasha.
Stakeholders have expressed concern over an increase in attacks by hippos and buffaloes.
Over the weekend, a German was attacked by a hippo around South Lake and seriously injured as his relatives fled.
The attack came barely a day after a foot-fisherman was attacked by a hippo. He died while undergoing treatment in Naivasha subcounty hospital.
Early last week, a worker from a private ranch in Kongoni was gored to death and his colleague seriously injured by a lone buffalo.
Naivasha subcounty commissioner Mathioya Mbogo said the increase in the attacks were worrying with foot-fishermen falling victim most.
His office is organising a meeting with KWS and other stakeholders around the lake to address the current issue, Mbogo said.
“An international tourist was seriously injured over the weekend while other locals have been injured or killed in the past by the wild animals."
Mbogo attributed some of the attacks to an increase in human activities around the lake, citing illegal fishermen.
His remarks were backed by Friends of Lake Naivasha chairman Francis Muthui who warned that the cases would increase in the coming months.
He noted that due to lack of a natural predator, the number of hippos and buffaloes around ranches in Naivasha and the lake were on the rise
Muthui added that the number of hippos in the lake had also increased sharply in the last couple of years threatening the lives of fisherfolk.
“At the moment, it’s nearly impossible to control the number of the hippos,” he said.
Last week, Wildlife PS Fred Segor said the biggest threat to conservation was a rise in cases of human-wildlife conflict.
“We have seen an increase in the number of human-wildlife conflict cases and this has been caused by a change in land use, closure of wildlife migratory routes and climate change,” he said.
Edited by R.Wamochie
