Four villages where wild animals maim and kill at will

John Muli, 70, displays an X-ray film showing injuries he sustained when he was attacked by a lion in 2015. He is one of the many victims of wild animal attacks in Makueni County. [Stephen Nzioka, Standard]

In the sleepy villages of Kyuasini, Ngiluni, Mbetwani and Ilikoni in Kibwezi East, Makueni County, tales of people who have escaped the jaws of death abound.

Their brushes with death have come from encounters with wild animals from Tsavo East National Park. John Muli, 70, was attacked by a lion on April 29, 2015