The double tragedy of hunger and game attacks in counties

Dr Dennis Kimutai examines the head of a cow which was killed by a wild animal in Jagoror village in Kipkelion East Constituency. [File, Standard]

As pastoralists count losses following the death of livestock linked to drought, their lives too are at risk.

They are now easy targets of hungry wild animals. Three weeks ago, 21-year-old Nkaayon Pardero, a resident of Laikipia North, was attacked by a leopard while grazing goats at Soitoitashi between Musul and Ilpolei villages.