A 65-year-old woman was on Monday, August 29, 2022, trampled to death by an elephant while on her way home.
The incident occurred in the Parmomplile area along the Kenya-Tanzania border in Narok County.
The woman identified as Nayiolo’ang Nairoti, was in the company of another woman identified Bikatu Shololo, 59, who was seriously injured.
Witnesses said the two women were walking on foot back home from the market at around 7:30 pm when the elephant attacked them.
The survivor was rushed to Lenana medical facility before being referred to Narok county hospital.
Narok county police boss Kizito Mutoro confirmed the incident
Kenya wildlife officers were deployed to the area to track down the killer elephant
“Yes the elephant trampled on the two aged women and investigations have commenced
“There is a team of KWS officers in the area to drive away the elephants from the human habitat area,” Mutoro said.
The tragic incident comes only one month after an eight-year-old girl was killed by another elephant in Narok South.
Kenya Wildlife Service, says increased human population and loss of wildlife habitat is to blame for the human-wildlife conflicts
Human activities such as farming, grazing and charcoal burning has greatly eaten into the wildlife habitat hence the increased conflicts
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