A Form Four student at Mung'etho Secondary School was on Tuesday night killed by an elephant that invaded a farm at Sironi village, Laikipia West.
Isaac Kipng’eno was in a group of young men driving six elephants from farms around 2am.
Enraged residents engaged police and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers in running battles for a better part of Wednesday.
The residents barricaded the busy Nyahururu-Ng’arua road at Maili Saba junction, paralyzing transport activities.
“We want an explanation from Governor Joshua Irungu. Why should we suffer when we have elected leaders?” asked an angry Ms Purity Wangechi, as quoted by the Nation.
The county government set aside Sh96.7 million for the construction of a 60-kilometre electric fence around Marmanet Forest, where the wild animals came from.
Kipng’eno is the second person to be killed by elephants in the area in less than a month, according to the Nation.