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Families in Murang’a held hostage by hippos

Marauding hippos are terrorising residents in Kimorori Wempa ward in Maragua, after several check dams in the area got filled up following months of heavy rains.

Area MCA Amos Murigi said hundreds of the residents are held hostage in their homes as the animals were straying in the farms destroying their crops and posing a danger to those venturing near the dams.

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