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Hippo kills, injures Marigat residents

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A stray hippopotamus killed two people and injured one in separate incidents in Marigat subcounty. Marigat police boss Otulia Kaunya has said the deceased, 52-year-old Joseph Mbugua, was on his way from Kiserian centre, which borders Lake Baringo, when the hippo emerged from a bush and attacked him on Saturday. He said residents who heard him scream came to Mbugua's rescue but he died while being taken to a hospital. The police boss said 63-year-old Sirma Seey was also attacked by the hippo on Sunday. Kaunya said Seey, who sustained back and hand injuries, is at Marigat sub-district hospital...

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