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Residents request KWS to intervene as hippos maim and kill fishermen

A group of hippos feed on the shores of Lake Naivasha where water levels have risen sharply reducing pastures for wildlife. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

John Kamau, 30, earns a living from fishing, but every day when he gathers his fishing gear to go to work, he knows he's dancing with death.

Kamau was recently attacked by a hippo which left him with severe injuries.

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