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COAST
Residents of Mwangarana village in Voi Sub County counting heavy loses after elephants destroyed hundreds of acres of cassava crop [Renson Mnyamwezi, Standard]
Residents of parts of Voi in Taita Taveta are living in fear after elephants and buffaloes invaded villages.
The elephants have destroyed hundreds of acres under crops and their presence has also affected learning, as teachers and learners are forced to stay away for fear of being attacked.
Mbololo, Ngolia, Kasigau and Sagala are some of the hardest hit areas, as the wild animals restrict movement of people. Anderson Mwaloma, a resident of Mbololo, said the invasion by the animals had disrupted life locally. “Students are now reporting to school late and have to go back home as early as 2pm for fear of being attacked by the buffaloes and the elephants,” he said.
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KENYA
Several Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel are feared dead after an aircraft on Tuesday crashed in the vast Tsavo National Park in Taita-Taveta County in Taita-Taveta County
Senior police officers and Kenya wildlife Service (KWS) personnel at the scene said the aircraft crashed at Irima hill in Tsavo East National Park near Voi town.
It was not immediately established how many military officers were in the aircraft and what could have led to the crash.
However, KWS officials at the scene indicated the aircraft could have crashed due to poor weather or mechanical problems.
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Intelligence sources told Standard Digital that the aircraft was coming from Nairobi to Voi to pick Levi Mghalu, the Vice Chief of Defence Forces at Kenya Defense Forces at his rural home.