A herder was attacked and killed by a herd of elephants in a village in Kyuso, Kitui County.
The incident happened on July 26 in Mataka village, Kenya Wildlife Service and police said.
Locals said four elephants were seen moving across the village when they attacked and trampled Ngei Kalungui, 61 who was looking after his cattle in his bushy parcel of land.
He died instantly.
KWS officials in Mwingi were informed of the incident and rushed there in efforts to drive back the wild animals to the nearby park.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Such incidents of human-wild animals conflicts have been on the rise in the area and places near national parks.
Many wild animals stray from major parks to villages.
KWS has mounted a campaign to address the menace, which include fencing the areas.
The government and conservation groups have a compensation program for people and herders whose livestock is killed by wild animals.
But herders have become more protective after losing livestock to a drought that has been termed as the worst in decades in the East Africa region.
Officials said loss of habitat and climate change threatened the number of wild animals the wild and that their future looked “bleak”.
The officials say policies aimed at enabling communities to co-exist with wildlife were vital.
KWS has mounted a campaign to address the menace, which includes fencing the areas.
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