Villagers bear brunt of vicious wildlife attacks

Pamela Tiren with her daughter Gladys Chesang at their home in Siriangot village in Salabani, Baringo County. Glady’s hand was deformed after a snakebite. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Pamela Tiren has borne the brunt of human-wildlife conflict. She lives on the shores of Lake Baringo, at Siriangot village and can give details of what a snake bite entails.

In 2007, her then three-year-old daughter, Gladys Chesang, was bitten by a snake and has been scarred for life; her hand became deformed. Pamela herself is a survivor of a snake bite.