Residents of Gulmag area in Kiambu have threatened to kill monkeys that invade their farms to destroy crops if the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) fails to keep them at bay.
They said the marauding monkeys were causing them great losses besides posing a danger to children and women as they don’t fear them.
According to their spokesperson Peter Munene, the monkeys hide in a nearby forest that also provides the animals with a good source of food.
He said their efforts to keep them off their farms have not borne fruits and now want KWS to come to their aid.
Cecilia Wanjiku, said all her hard work has been rendered worthless after the monkeys invaded her farm and destroyed her sweet potatoes.
To control the monkeys, Wanjiku now is forced to send her two boys to guard their farm during weekends and when on holidays to prevent them from causing more damage.
She hopes that the promise by area MP Jude Njomo to lobby the KWS to set up base in the area will be fulfilled soon to curb the menace that has been caused by the monkeys for decades.