Residents of Bula Mzuri, Bashal, Sambul and Kunaso areas in Garissa town are decrying poor access roads after the main road from Garissa CBD was washed away by floods.

They say despite having elected leaders, they have been left to suffer from poor roads, which flood every time it rains, blocking children from going to school or madrassa.

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Led by Yussuf Salat, they are now calling on the county government and the relevant national government agency to move with speed and repair the roads before schools reopen for the second term.

“We have a problem with this road. Schools are opening and our children will have difficulties going to school, especially when the rains come. This road has been like this for some time now and no repairs have been done,” Salat said.

“We need a permanent solution. We have leaders who only come around during the electioneering period, and when we have a problem like this, they are nowhere to be seen. We appeal to all stakeholders to come and help us as soon as possible.”

Yussuf Abdi, a youth from the area, said that poor roads had made it hard for taxi and boda boda operators to work smoothly, negatively affecting their livelihoods.

In Isiolo, a buffalo attacked and killed a herder on Monday.

Kenya Wildlife Service officials based at Murera and Kurbesa said the victim was attacked and killed while herding livestock in a park.

The body of Osman Gorad, 23, was found in Basanadi National Reserve with a pierced stomach.

The body was released to the family for burial.

The family was advised to file for compensation.

This is the latest such incident of human-wildlife conflict in the country.

Dozens of people are killed annually in such incidents amid campaigns to address the problem.

Such incidents have been common in the Coast and Isiolo.

Officials said they are making efforts to address the menace.

In May last year, Kenya introduced the third phase of its Human–Wildlife Conflict Compensation Programme, an initiative aimed at addressing these incidents and supporting affected families.

During its launch at Meru National Park, President William Ruto unveiled the innovative Wildlife Conservation Card, a new tool designed to help fund conservation efforts.

“Compensation is justice, but prevention is progress,” Ruto said, emphasising the need for long-term solutions that benefit people and wildlife.

“Through the Conservation Card, fencing and community-led tourism, we are turning conflict into opportunity.”

Developed in partnership with KCB Bank, the Wildlife Conservation Card is available in three tiers—platinum (elephant), gold (lion), and silver (cheetah).

A portion of every transaction made with the card (Sh10, Sh5 and Sh3, respectively) goes directly to the Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund.

The initiative aims to enable Kenyans and international supporters to contribute to wildlife conservation while fostering economic benefits for local communities.

With this new approach, Kenya hopes to build a future where humans and wildlife can coexist more safely and sustainably.

Meanwhile, detectives are investigating two separate murder incidents reported in Nairobi.

The first incident was reported in the Dandora dumpsite area, police said.

The body of a man was found with two stab wounds to the neck and forehead.

Police said the man was attacked and stabbed by unknown assailants who escaped the scene. The motive for the incident was not immediately known. Police moved the body to the mortuary for identification and postmortem examination.

In Nairobi’s Huruma area, a woman died after she was assaulted in her house. Her husband was left with serious injuries and is hospitalised.

The motive for the attack on the couple in the early hours of April 28 was not immediately known.

Witnesses told police the two were locked in a house and beaten before being rushed to hospital, where the woman succumbed to her injuries.

The woman’s body was moved to the mortuary. Police said they are pursuing leads into the attackers and the possible motive.