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Primal instincts: Counties struggle with human-wildlife conflict

This Monkey encroached Sopa Lodge and snatched an egg in Naivasha, Nakuru County. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] 

Siaya County is not alone in battling the monkey menace. Murang’a County government has declared an all-out war against mischievous animals with a programme dubbed ‘Tafuta Tumbili’ to capture marauding monkeys.

In Nyeri county, monkeys are wreaking havoc on crops, forcing farmers to come up with innovative solutions, including contraptions designed to trap scores of vervet monkeys.

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