A pride of lions on Monday night invaded Kenyatta High School and terrorised teachers in Taita-Taveta County in Kenyan.
The county has been grappling with persistent human-wildlife conflict in recent times, reports Standard Media.
According to teachers, the pride invaded the school in Mwatate town in search of water after killing livestock in the surrounding villages in the past two weeks.
Teachers said learning in schools starts as late as 9am and end early for safety reasons. “I heard a commotion outside my house at night and when I went out, I came face to face with a big lion that was roaming around the school. I froze on seeing the wild animal outside my door,” Joseph Kiamba, a teacher at Kenyatta Boys High School narrated his ordeal to The Standard.
The teacher said he later notified the principal who later alerted the Kenya Wildlife Service personnel.
Mr Kiamba said the stray lions have been giving locals sleepless nights as they worry about their safety.
Residents and leaders said the lions had killed livestock at Mwatate, Chawia, Wusi-Kishamba and Maktau locations in Mwatate Sub County between June and July this year.
Deputy Governor Majala Mlagui said the local community would not continue to stomach laxity among KWS officials who are sleeping on the job at the expense of protecting locals and their property.
