Nairobi residents panic as lions stray out of park

Kenya Wildlife Services warders search for a lioness and its cub in the area of Kibra and National Housing Corporation houses. The lions are said to have been spotted by passers-by around National Housing Corporation which borders Kibra. PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE

KENYA: Majority of Kibera residents had to lock themselves up after several lions strayed out of the nearby Nairobi National Park.

Friday, Lindi area locals were in panic after news spread of the stray lions. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) tweeted that six lions wandered into residential areas at night, though the exact location remained unclear.