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Wildlife-proof bomas offer Amboseli residents protection from attacks

Jeremiah Lemiti of Enkirgirri Village in Lemasusu area, Mbirikani Group Ranch in Amboseli. For Mr Lemiti, the turning point was the night in September 2017, when he lost 10 cows. He built the predator-proof bomas and now offers shelter for his neighbours, livestock at night. PHOTO | KENNEDY SENELWA | NMG

By  KENNEDY SENELWA

Before 2014, Nchoroke ole Sitonik, a resident of Injakata village in the Olgulului Group Ranch knew no peace.

He would sit up all night guarding his cattle and other livestock against wildlife attacks. The ranch is in Kenya’s Kajiado County in Amboseli.

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