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Like Nairobi City, Meru town has its own wildlife attractions

Sophia Karamuta, a fence attendant at Imenti forest in Meru County. Karamuta and 156 other fence attendants are in charge of patrolling the electric fence to ensure elephants do not break out to raid farms. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Like Nairobi City County which prides itself as the only city with a national park, Meru Municipality, the county headquarters, also has a wildlife sanctuary within its borders.

The Imenti forest, a 10-minute drive from the municipality's central business district, is a breeding site for elephants and a conducive environment for a variety of natural flora including indigenous trees, ferns, orchids, mosses and lichens.

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