Voi Town, located in Kenya’s Taita-Taveta County, is surrounded by several forests & parks including Tsavo National Park & Taita Hills....CONTINUE READING
Images seen by Viral Tea showed locals surrounding the stray animal just after it was killed by the KWS officers. The attack comes days after President William Ruto announced that the government would disburse Ksh3 billion to 7,000 Kenyans yet to be compensated for cases of human-wildlife conflict.
He further directed the Ministry of Tourism under Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua to compensate Kenyans who were owed for human-wildlife conflicts in the next 60 days.
“In 60 days, all those who have been done for assessment as well as verification…almost 7,000 people, the government will pay the compensation fee within that period so that we ensure that we create good relations between human beings and wildlife,” he added.
“We have close to 17,000 already assessed cases of human-wildlife conflicts with the cost of Ksh7 billion.” To date, the government has compensated Ksh4 billion to people affected by the wildlife conflicts in Kenya.
In the same vein, the Head of State announced that the government would compensate for injuries from wildlife attacks depending on the extent of harm inflicted by the animals up to a maximum of Ksh4 million.
This would be done through a graduation system whereby some Kenyans will receive varied amounts in compensation for those injured by wild animals such as elephants, depending on the gravity of the injuries that occurred.
“And going forward, when a Kenyan is injured by an elephant, we have put a graduation system in place. Some will be paid Ksh3 million, Ksh2 million…if the animal has injured that person seriously, we will compensate Ksh4 million…we will take care of you,” he added..<<CONTINUE READING>>
