Taita Taveta County government has threatned to sue the Kenya wildlife service over an animal attacks in the region.
Governor John Mruttu, has said he will move to court to compel the national government to compensate victims of human/wildlife conflict.
"Our people are dying. Some are nursing very serious injuries due to wildlife attacks and many farmers are counting losses after their crops were destroyed.
"The most unfortunate thing is that the concerned authorities are doing nothing to curb these losses," he said.
He said an assessment of destruction caused by the animals will be used to determine the amount of damages payable.
"I will ensure that this petition is presented in court. I have instructed the department of Agriculture to do an assessment on the damage caused by wildlife in this county.
"We will then use the statistics to sue the concerned authorities," he said.