Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has ordered the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to take immediate action and end the escalating hyena menace in Njoro, Nakuru County.
The directive follows a series of deadly attacks by the wild animals that have left the residents counting losses after hyenas invaded and killed their livestock.
Kindiki, who spoke during a community empowerment event in Nakuru County on Saturday, August 2, expressed the government's commitment to end the threat.
The second in command further revealed the government's intention to compensate the families who have since lost their loved ones and livestock.
"I want to sincerely apologise to those affected. I want to promise that as a government, we will do everything to stop further deaths from wild animal attacks," Kindiki commented.
"I have given immediate orders to the Kenya Wildlife Service to do everything possible to protect all residents of Nakuru and Kenya as a whole," he ordered.
The Deputy President's directive comes barely a week after one person was reportedly killed and more than 15 livestock were mauled by hyenas in the area.
Residents of Njoro, particularly those living in the Naishi area, have been living in fear due to what they describe as frequent attacks by stray hyenas from Lake Nakuru National Park.
Meanwhile, during his visit to Nakuru, the DP also expressed the government's commitment to subsidising food production rather than consumption.
To further reduce the cost of producing food and cash crops, Kindiki revealed that the government has prioritised strategic interventions to lower the price of fertiliser from the current Ksh2,500.
He also issued an update on the construction of the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, saying that the road would be built for Ksh250 billion to facilitate easier, faster and safer mobility of people and goods.
"Last Mile Electricity Connectivity Projects, Ksh2.2 billion have been initiated in Nakuru County to connect an additional 22,000 households. In Molo Constituency, Ksh257 million has been allocated for electricity connectivity to additional households," Kindiki reiterated.
