Residents of Kaplelach village in Kuresoi South have killed three jackals which they claim have been feasting on their goats and sheep.
The wild animals were hunted and killed on Sunday night as they tried to sneak into the village.
Residents claimed that the animals killed over 50 sheep and goats in the last two months. The residents accused Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials of failing to capture the beasts despite receiving their complaints severally.
Gabriel Kiprotich, an elder in the village, said the animals were killed after they invaded a villager’s compound.
“We presented our pleas to KWS officials but (they) did not offer any help. We took action since we could not risk losing more animals,” he said.
The angry residents set ablaze the carcasses and vowed to hunt down remaining wild animals, including a leopard straying in the area.
Former Keringet councillor Francis Chelule said wild animals have killed 12 of his sheep. He blamed KWS of failing to act when the matter was reported to them two weeks ago.
“KWS officials failed to respond to our pleas as we continued losing our animals to leopards and jackals. We will protect our animals if and when we can since the service has ignored our complaints,” he lamented.
He urged the government to intervene and end the conflict between human and wild animals in the area.