Rwanda Development Board in partnership with an agency responsible for compensations will in the period of two weeks extend compensation to 133 families that were victims of attacks by wild animals from the national Park.
The announcement was made when Ricca Rwigamba in charge of tourism at RDB presented to Bernardin Ndashimye the head of the compensation agency, documents containing those eligible for compensation.
The 133 families to be compensated are from Rwimbogo Sector of Kayonza district. However, officials didn’t reveal how much in monetary term will be compensated to the 133 families affected.
Last year Elephants invaded over hundred families of Kayonza district, Eastern province destroying more than 80 hectares of crops. Intervention of a noisy military helicopter scared the beasts away.
Statistics indicate that of the 110 elephants, about half are outside the park roaming into the villages, raiding crops and sometimes injuring residents.
Records indicate that the attacks started as far back as late 1990’s. In 2010 alone, sixteen people were reported seriously injured, mainly by buffalos and hippos while five people got killed.
Vandalised agricultural fields and other property of citizens in affected areas is valued in billions.
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