A herd of elephants attacked and killed a man in a village in Narok County.
The body of Letitiyo Ole Nkoitik, 45 was found outside his house long after the animals had trampled on him in Mulot area, police said.
The deceased was in the company of other villagers and had spotted a herd of about 15 elephants destroying a maize plantation.
The group attempted to chase the herd when some of them advanced on the deceased killing him on June 24 at dawn.
The animals ran towards the nearby Maasai Mara national park, police said.
Such incidents are common in the area amid calls to address the menace.
Kenya Wildlife Service personnel arrived at the scene and talked to the villagers who had planned retaliation.
Meanwhile, three men were arrested and 50 kilos of elephant tusks were recovered from them in the Marigat area, Baringo.
The 12 elephant tusks valued at Sh 10 million were being ferried to a possible buyer when KWS and police intercepted them.
Officials are investigating the source.
Elephant tusks fetch a fortune in the black market as a surge in demand for ivory in the East continues to fuel the illicit trade in elephant tusks, especially from Africa.
Officials say despite a ban on the international trade in ivory, African elephants are still being poached in large numbers.
As part of efforts to stop the menace, Kenya has started using high-tech surveillance equipment, including drones, to track poachers and keep tabs on elephants and rhinos.
KWS and stakeholders have put in place mechanisms to eradicate all forms of wildlife crime, particularly poaching.
These mechanisms include enhanced community education, interagency collaboration, and intensive intelligence-led operations, among others.
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These efforts led to zero rhino poaching in Kenya in 2020-the first time in about two decades.
At least 20,000 elephants are killed annually in Africa for their ivory.
This translates to 55 elephants killed daily or one elephant killed every 26 minutes with a population of 35,000 elephants.
