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Public outcry halts plan to shoot monkeys in Murang'a

One of the monkeys at Mabanda market in Gatanga after it was captured by the farmers using a trap provided by Murang'a County Government. [Photo/Standard]

An operation to rid Murang’a University of Technology of monkeys has been halted following a public outcry.

The university had called in the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) after the primates started raiding students’ hostels.

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