A farmer in Empakasi, Isinya sub county, was left counting losses after lionesses killed three of her sheep and critically injured others.
It is the second wildlife has killed widow’s livestock but KWS has not compensated her.
Jackline Kishanto, a livestock farmer, said that the two lionesses had been wandering in the area for days.
KWS officers only appeared to take photos of her dead animals after the attack, the herder said.
Jackline Kishanto, a livestock farmer, said that the two lionesses had been wandering in the area for days only for them to break into her homestead at around 1am on Monday night.
The sheep were part of her remaining flock after the recent drought decimated most of her animals.
Kishanto said despite alerting the Kenya Wildlife Service about lionesses freely roaming in the area, they never took any action to move the big cats from around homesteads
KWS officers only appeared to take photos of her dead animals after the attack ,the herder said.
kishanto pleaded with the KWS to quickly compensate her for the losses, adding that this is the second time wildlife had killed her livestock.
“In the year 2019, lions invaded our homestead and killed 12 of my sheep, which have not been compensated up to now. The wildlife is impoverishing me since livestock is my only source of livelihood,” said Kishanto, a widow.
In addition to compensation, she appealed to the KWS to help her with lighting her home with solar to avoid the recurrence of such incidents.
Fencing her homestead has not been effective in keeping off the wildlife.
Cases of human-wildlife conflict are rampant in Embakasi location due to its proximity to the Nairobi National Park
