File image of a Baboon [Photo: nationtv.co.ke]
A ten-year-old boy on Thursday sustained injuries after a baboon attacked him at his home in Lake View estate, Nakuru town.
According to citizentv, the boy’s mother Margaret Wangui said her son was attacked and injured on his left leg while coming from a shop.
Their estate borders Lake Nakuru National Park.The boy was however treated and discharged at Langalanga sub-county hospital.
This comes one day after the residents who live near the park held a consultative meeting with the Kenya Wildlife Service , Nakuru County Government representatives and national government representatives to express their concerns on the human wildlife conflict in the area.
The area residents accused KWS of taking time before responding to distress calls from locals.
The residents said the baboons have been a nuisance since they damage their houses by sitting on roofs, eat their food and attack women and children.