Shocking as monkeys invade patients wards

Monkeys have been a nuisance in Kenya as they have been reported to have destructed many premises. In Makueni county, it seem the monkeys have become so hungry that they are now invading hospitals to look for food. They have been in  Makueni Level 4 Hospital wards and other parts of the facility to steal patients’ food giving the patients sleepless nights to steal.

They find their way into the wards through open windows and open door. A family member who had visited a patient says that the trees in the facility make it easier for the monkeys to swing around, grab fruits and other foodstuff. The monkeys get into the hospital during visiting hours. They even invade the bathrooms and steal soaps.

The monkeys seem to have shifted from Murangá county where they really disturbed the residents who in turn hunted, roasted and fed on them as a way of reducing their number. The residents would say that they couldn’t just relax as they competed for the same food with the animals. The mischievous animals had become a menace that the county governor  Mwangi wa Iria had even approved spending of Ksh17 million towards chasing monkeys from the county.

The monkeys would terrorize the women, destroy farmers’ crops and hamper the County administration’s  service delivery. There were claims that the monkeys would have been brought there by someone and released to the wild for their number was very high.

The animals were a nuisance that pupils had to be escorted to school for the fear of being attacked by them. The women even claimed to be seduced by the animals.

Do these animals just invade human territories or are they brought thereby some people? If brought, what is the reason behind it?

 

 

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