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Two killed in elephant attacks in Kilifi and Taita Taveta

Two people were separately killed in elephant attacks in parts of Kilifi and Taita Taveta Counties. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials said in the first incident a herder was killed in an elephant attack in Ganze Sub-County, Kilifi County, after he was reportedly attacked while grazing calves alone in Ranch Village, Mrima wa Ndege [...] The post Two killed in elephant attacks in Kilifi…

Two individuals lost their lives in separate elephant attacks in Kilifi and Taita Taveta Counties. In the first incident, a herder named Abubakar Aden Dube Bute was killed while grazing calves in Kilifi County. The 72-year-old victim, Abdikher Sheikh Ibrahim, was attacked while walking from a water point to his home in Taita Taveta County. Both incidents highlight the dangers faced by individuals in areas where human activities intersect with elephant habitats.

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