Amos Machengo Chiriswa, 55, prepares his team to go hunting at Eshitari village in Butere Sub-county, Kakamega County on December 22, 2021. That said, the hunters also believe in the power of invisibility which comes after they perform rituals before going into the forest for any hunting mission. “Most of the animals like the antelopes, rabbits, porcupine, squirrels, Chevrotain and the like are no longer in Kakamega. The secretary of Abalibao subsistence hunters that has about 40 hunters from Kakamega says his charms have kept him away from an encounter with law enforcers but admits at times his hunting mission have failed desperately. “There are those which are good at sniffing for bush animals, those that are good at chasing and the ones excellent at giving back up during the chase.

Source: Standard Digital December 24, 2021 18:26 UTC