Stakeholders around Lake Naivasha have expressed concern over the upsurge in cases of hippo attacks.
Last week, two youths, who were involved in illegal fishing were killed by the animals after the Kenya Coast Guards Service scaled down its patrols.
In the same period, two poachers including a 17-year-old schoolboy drowned after falling into an underground canal.
Stakeholders are now calling for concerted efforts to stop the attacks.
According to David Kilo, the chairman of Lake Naivasha Boat Owners Association, school dropouts were the most affected by the attacks.
He said over the weekend, a man was attacked and killed by a hippo near Karatiga landing beach while fishing.
“A 20-year-old man working in one of the flower farms drowned on Monday in Kamere area while fleeing from a hippo and the body was recovered on Tuesday evening,” he said on Wednesday.
Kilo expressed concern over the rise in cases of hippo attacks, noting that they had come at a time when illegal fishing was also on the rise.
(Edited by Tabnacha O)
