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How Kerio valley residents beat elephant invasion

Michael Tuitoek, a Kerio Valley resident scales up the tree to his treetop house. The houses act as watchtowers to see the approaching elephants into the farms. [Fred Kibor, Standard]

It’s early evening and Michael Tuitoek, armed with a spotlight, hurries to his lush maize farm, a few kilometres from the sprawling Rimoi game reserve in Elgeyo Marakwet County.

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