Kenya's elephant wreak havoc: Thousands seek compensation for damages to crops

يوليو 4, 2025 - 12:40
Hundreds of Kenyans have died over the years in human-wildlife conflict, along with significant livestock losses, but many affected families have yet to be compensated. The government has now started payouts, though a 15-year backlog and 20,000 pending claims remain. Climate change, shrinking habitats, and human expansion have turned coexistence between humans and wildlife into conflict. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Maralal in Northern Kenya. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #KenyaWildlifeConflict #HumanWildlifeCrisis #UnpaidVictims #ClimateConflict #ShrinkingHabitats #LivestockLosses #DelayedJustice #ConservationChallenge #CoexistenceCrisis #CompensationBacklog #AlJazeeraEnglish