Auctioneers eye KWS assets in Sh2 billion claims

A resident of Mitero in Kieni West checks the carcass of an elephant accidentally killed by KWS rangers as they tried to scare it out of a farm in August 2016. [File, Standard]

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) may have its assets auctioned to settle over Sh2 billion in awards given by courts as compensation to victims of attacks by wild animals across the country.

The cases include deaths, injuries and destruction to property, which stand at Sh2.2 billion, according to the latest report by Auditor General Edward Ouko.