78 elephants starve to death as drought bites

Elephants at Tsavo West National Park in February 2022. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Kenya has lost 78 elephants in the past few months due to drought, according to the Ministry of Wildlife and Tourism.

Tsavo National Park was the most affected. Principal Secretary Zeinab Hussein said the government has come up with various mitigation measures to lessen the effects of drought, including digging water pans in Tsavo to address the issue of water shortage.