Juja: Locals detain body of woman mauled by hyenas, engage police in standoff over rising attacks

It is believed that the woman was walking from Nyacaba village to Ndarugu coffee plantation when she was attacked by the animals.

Led by John Mwangi, the residents demanded that the police hunt down the hyenasbefore collecting the body.

"Huwa wanakuja kuchukua mwili wanatuwachia fisi, leo tunataka waende na zote, fisi na mwili, tumechoka!," he said.

This loosely translates to, “The police often come to collect bodies, but leave us with the problem of the hyenas. Today we have decided they are not collecting the body unless they hunt down the hyenas as well. We are tired.”

The body of the woman was still lying at the scene, 10 metres away from the road connecting Nyacaba and the busy Thika road by the time of going to press.

Another group of residents also blocked the super highway on both sides at Ndarugu area, protesting the attacks by killer wild animals. 

Last Saturday, a nine-year-old grade six boy was buried, a week after he was attacked and killed by hyenas.

The residents are now warning the Kenya Wildlife Service officers to hunt down the animals or else they kill them.