Two children were on yesterday morning killed by hyenas in Kinango, Kwale County.

The two, aged one and two, were attacked at about 9.30 am while they were sleeping in their house. Their mother was doing chores outside the house. The incident was confirmed by Kinango sub-county police commander Fred Ombaka.

The mother of the toddlers suffered injuries as she tried to rescue her children. Four villagers were injured while pursuing the hyenas but managed to kill one of them. 

The bodies of the two children were taken to Kinango Hospital mortuary pending post-mortem.

Cases of human-wildlife conflict have increased in recent days in Kwale because of drought.