By Monica Soila
On Saturday 8th morning, in MRTC, Isinya, a
sheepherder woke up to find his flock dead after being attacked by a pack of
dogs from a neighboring boma.
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| a dead sheep |
According to Mr.Mogira Kiseento, a watchman at MRTC, the
sheepherder had sought refuge for the night as it was heavily raining; he was
coming from Marempeti in Kitengela
heading to Bissil.
The total number of the flock was 24 and now 13 were no more
after being killed by the said dogs.
“hii si mara ya kwanza
hisi maumbwa simefanya hifyo”, (this isn’t the first case about these dog) said the
agitated watchman;”jusi walifamia kondoo
sa ranch na wakauwa salasini na tatu”, (they attacked and killed 33 sheeps
at the MRTC ranch, just the other day), he added.
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| a sheep killed by the dogs |
The sheepherder, who was now considering reporting the matter
to the Isinya police station, could not understand why legal action was not taken
the first time this incidence occurred.
“Hii ni mbaya sana na
ni hasara tupu,” (this is very bad and it’s a big loss) he said, after
being silent for a long time.
A drastic measure needs to be taken by the relevant authority
before this challenge gets out of hand. Livestock have been attacked by wild
animals before or swept away by drought. This is obviously an added burden to
the community which of course something can be done about it!
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