Hope for locals as electric fence keeps wildlife from their homes

Mary Wanjiru inspects a scar on her husband's leg. Charles Gichuhi, left, was attacked by an elephant at their home in Sagana village, Nyeri County, on December 14, 2022. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Charles Gichuhi, 50, emerges from his wooden semi-permanent house in Sagana Village, Nyeri county, a few minutes past noon, clutching his crutches, with his wife Mary Wanjiru right behind him, ready to assist just in case he misses a step.

Gichuhi will never forget July 12, last year, when he had an encounter with a lone elephant at the farm; it was the day his life was turned upside down.