Government pays Sh1.2B to victims of wildlife attacks

State department of Wildlife Principal Secretary Prof Fred Segor (C) with Wildlife expert Ali Kaka (L). [Antony Gitonga/Standard]

The government has disbursed Sh1.2 billion in the last five years to compensate victims of human-wildlife conflict, new data shows.

The statistics from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) reveal that Sh569 million has already been used to compensate 163 families whose kin were killed by wildlife.