3,000 squatters evicted from KWS land in Taita Taveta

Villagers scare away a herd of elephants in Ruruma, Kilifi County. The ongoing drought is believed to have driven the marauding elephants from Tsavo East National Park to farms in search of water. [Robert Menza, Standard]

Over 3,000 squatters were on Wednesday evicted from Tsavo East National Park in Maungu, Taita Taveta County.

Government officials said the squatters had hived off part of the park, illegally subdivided it and constructed houses. Hundreds of officers from various security agencies evicted the invaders from a section of the park along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway.